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:
- anxiety
- feelings of people being unfriendly
- family history of bipolar disorder
- a recent diagnosis of depression
- 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.”
I am trying to find a way to get a letter to Jane Pauley. I am a conumer and a worker in the mental health field.