Adult ADD vs. Bipolar II WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Adult ADD vs. Bipolar II
Some patients diagnosed with adult ADD wonder if they have bipolar II disorder.1 While each disorder has distinct diagnostic criteria, both involve highly-related processes in the central nervous system.1 The bottom line for some patients is whether bipolar treatment helps their problem, not whether the diagnosis is perfect.1 You can take an OrganizedWisdom quiz on bipolar disorder which can help shed light on whether or not you may have this condition.
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- Patients report that the racing thoughts and depression of bipolar II disorder cause ADD symptoms.2
- Stimulant medication for ADD may incite a manic episode and close monitoring is warranted.2
- Some physicians will treat bipolar disorder first and will consider a second ADD diagnosis if problematic symptoms remain after bipolar treatment.2
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Psycho-Babble Medication by Dr. Bob: Bipolar II vs. Depression/ADD Diagnosis Discussion
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Bipolar Connect: I Have Bipolar II and Am Now Beginning to Wonder if I Have Adult ADHD or are These Symptoms from My BP?
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- Contributor: Kathleen J
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 14, 2009
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- Contributor: Kathleen J
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Bipolar II vs. Adult ADHD/ADD, Bipolar II vs. Adult ADHD, Bipolar II and Adult ADD, Bipolar II and Adult ADHD/ADD, Bipolar 2 vs. Adult ADD/ADHD, Adult ADHD/ADD vs Bipolar II
- Last update: May 6, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
