Getting the wrong diagnosis: bipolar vs. borderline

St. Paul, Minn. — A recent study shows that depression and bipolar disorder are overdiagnosed in some patients when the real culprit is borderline personality disorder.

Clinicians argue that some mental disorders that don't respond well to drugs or have a stigma are often ignored or substituted inappropriately for another.

Guests

• Mark Zimmerman: Director of outpatient psychiatry at Rhode Island Hospital and professor of psychiatry and human behavior at Brown University.
• Nancee Blum: Social work specialist and clinical instructor in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa College of Medicine.

More from MPR

• Dr. Jon Hallberg: Depression hard to diagnose
  August 26, 2009
• Depression treatment program a success, but costly for clinics
  July 13, 2009
• A patient's view of bipolar disorder
  June 24, 2008

Resources

• About Mark Zimmerman
• About Nancee Blum