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Is there a test to diagnose Bipolar Disorder?

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Q. Is there a test to diagnose Bipolar Disorder?

Boris Birmaher, M.D., Expert on bipolar disorder
Answer By: Boris Birmaher, M.D.
Endowed chair in Early Onset Bipolar Disease and professor of psychiatry,
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Boris Birmaher, M.D., of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine received the Colvin Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Mood Disorders Research from the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation in 2013. Learn more about the Outstanding Achievement Prizes at: http://bbrfoundation.org/outstanding-achievement-prizes.

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