Ellen Frank, Ph.D., a distinguished psychologist and member of the DSM 5 workgroup on bipolar disorders, recently lamented that the DSM IV criteria for bipolar disorder mixed type were too stringent.
The DSM-5 is used worldwide to diagnose mental disorders but does not include treatment guidelines. The DSM-5 categorizes 298 mental disorders based on specific criteria like behavior and emotional ...
Understanding bipolar disorder goes beyond its diagnostic checklist to the everyday symptoms that shape each individual’s ...