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Commentary| Volume 48, ISSUE 6, P442-444, September 15, 2000

A consumer perspective concerning the diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorder

      The National Depressive and Manic–Depressive Association (National DMDA) is concerned about the diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorder. As the nation’s largest patient-directed, illness-specific organization, we represent the millions of people suffering from this disorder. As such, our perspectives may differ at times from those of physicians, researchers, and family members.
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