PTSD and Bipolar Disorder WisdomCard™
Our Guides and Physician Review team have organized the Top 10 Health Resources on PTSD and Bipolar Disorder and compiled helpful research notes below.
Those with bipolar disorder seem to be more likely to develop post traumatic stress disorder. According to American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.1 PTSD seems to co-occur with many other mental illnesses including bipolar disorder.2
Fast Facts:
- PTSD is anxiety that occurs after a severe trauma.3
- Other disorders that often occur with bipolar disorder are obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and anxiety disorders.4
- The effects of PTSD can last for years without the proper treatment.5
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Top Resources on PTSD and Bipolar Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder Today: Bipolar Disorder and PTSD
- MedicineNet: How is PTSD Assessed?
- eMedicine: Other Problems to be Considered
- Bipolar World: Differences in PTSD & Bipolar
- Doctor's Guide: Adolescents With Bipolar Disorder Are at Increased Risk of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Use Disorder (Nov. 6, 2006)
- Internet Mental Health: PTSD Comorbidity
- BrainExplorer: Bipolar Disorder Comobidity
- ProQuest: Abuse & Stress as a Cause? (June, 2005)
- MentalHelp: Bipolar With PTSD
Research Notes References
- ↑ Doctor's Guide: Adolescents With Bipolar Disorder Are at Increased Risk of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Use Disorder
- ↑ Internet Mental Health: PTSD Comorbidity
- ↑ MedicineNet: How is PTSD Assessed?
- ↑ BrainExplorer: Bipolar Disorder Comobidity
- ↑ MentalHelp: Bipolar With PTSD
About this WisdomCard
- Contributor: Chris Miller - Claimed on 12/17/2008 - Submitted for review on 12/18/2008
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey - Claimed on 12/29/2008 - Submitted for physician review on 3/3/2008
- Last update: Dec. 29, 2008 (327.86 days ago)
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Meet our contributors and reviewers
- Contributor: Chris Miller
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Bipolar Disorder and PTSD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Bipolar Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Bipolar Disorder
- Last update: Dec. 29, 2008
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.
