Initially it may be one of two things, either that creep to a psychiatrist or a manic or depressive state by family who care and can not see you suffer or live with you in that way any longer. This is usually the hard way that what happened to get to this point, it may be difficult to get things back to normal.
The other way is for you to take the initiative and make an appointment with your doctor for a referral to a psychiatrist, the doctor will ask you questions, and more than likely will give the reference. Note at this stage if you want a continuous treatment with that doctor or want to be in the permanent custody of the psychiatrist. The doctor will be cheaper, but may not have the experience. Most people start with the psychiatrist and then once you are stable, they go to a doctor, and do not see the psychiatrist if something important happens.
Once you reach the psychiatrist who will have to take a complete family history of mental illness. If you can think ahead and even write and be prepared it will save much time in the session to talk about their own problems. It requires that family as bipolar story has a strong genetic link, and if someone in your family was bipolar diagnosis, then there is a good chance that you may have.
After they have a complete history of the family, who want the story of his life, especially the times when you felt you were mentally ill. This includes as a child if you are nervous or exposed depressive qualities. You may determine that both depressive and manic episodes or hypo episodes occurred in the past, this can also be determined by its current state, but in general, they either manic or depressive if you need to provide information about other episodes.
A complete physical to rule out other diseases that have similar symptoms to bipolar desorder and the exclusion of any other mental patient is necessary. Once these conditions are fulfilled, then the bipolar diagnosis can be made.
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The other way is for you to take the initiative and make an appointment with your doctor for a referral to a psychiatrist, the doctor will ask you questions, and more than likely will give the reference. Note at this stage if you want a continuous treatment with that doctor or want to be in the permanent custody of the psychiatrist. The doctor will be cheaper, but may not have the experience. Most people start with the psychiatrist and then once you are stable, they go to a doctor, and do not see the psychiatrist if something important happens.
Once you reach the psychiatrist who will have to take a complete family history of mental illness. If you can think ahead and even write and be prepared it will save much time in the session to talk about their own problems. It requires that family as bipolar story has a strong genetic link, and if someone in your family was bipolar diagnosis, then there is a good chance that you may have.
After they have a complete history of the family, who want the story of his life, especially the times when you felt you were mentally ill. This includes as a child if you are nervous or exposed depressive qualities. You may determine that both depressive and manic episodes or hypo episodes occurred in the past, this can also be determined by its current state, but in general, they either manic or depressive if you need to provide information about other episodes.
A complete physical to rule out other diseases that have similar symptoms to bipolar desorder and the exclusion of any other mental patient is necessary. Once these conditions are fulfilled, then the bipolar diagnosis can be made.