Five Predictors of Bipolar Disorder: Assessment Tool

Today marked the last day of the 159th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association (APA).

A study was presented that identified predictors of bipolar disorder risk for patients who were already diagnosed with depression:

1. anxiety
2. feelings of people being unfriendly
3. family history of bipolar disorder
4. a recent diagnosis of depression
5. legal problems

These predictors were used in an assessment tool that is now available on a drug-company-sponsored website called “Say How You Feel.”