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Clearly most psychiatrists, evidenced by the rigidity of ideas on this board cannot diagnosis subtle bipolar spectrum disease let alone PCP's. You can have your own opinions but watch them change all of a sudden when dsm 5 and then 6 is out and voila-no more specific rigid checkboxes. "internal restlessness" is what someone wants it to be. The guy who made the GAD checklist describs that as part of GAD which is can be. It doesnt mean that is the only thing it happens in.
Also mania and depression is not clear whoever said that. It masquarades as anxiety and all sorts of things
but to each is own. Keep trying the 6th SSRI and then SNRI then remeron etc and see wehre that gets you.
love it. different STROKES for REAL! when you hear affective lability and tatooes you think bipolar disorder. when I hear affective lability and tatooes I think identity personality issues.
who's right? You think the dsm will vindicate you. I think treatment approach will vidicate me. No WAY is a mood stabilizer by itself is going to integrate this dude's personality. and he may very well benefit from the decreased rejection sensitivity that an adequate trial of a high dose SSRI may provide (of course, I wouldn't hold my breath). this is a therapy case, or I'll eat my hat.
and I'm ok with that. I've eaten a few hats in my time.
but RIGID? I love it. Keep it coming wallstreet. I'm starting to dig the Wallstreet show.