Diagnosing bipolar disorder is a very delicate and sensitive procedure. It is a condition that quite hard to diagnose that even some people go on living with it for years before being properly diagnosed. This is because the condition features multiple episodes. The manic phase is usually equated to a normal personality while the melancholic phase is considered a symptom of depression that is bipolar is misdiagnosed. The article will give you a description on how bipolar disorder is diagnosed.
Laboratory exams cannot detect bipolar disorder and therefore the most important tool in diagnosis of bipolar disorder is Mood Disorder Questionnaire or MDQ. The doctors can evaluate if tests should be continued by looking at the answers of the questionairre.
