Misdiagnoses of mental illness

A 28 year old man suffered misdiagnosis for 8 years before he was diagnosed with bipolar type II rapid cycling with schizoaffective disorder after experiencing aural and auditory hallucinations, and fluctuating mood from overly happy to deeply depressed. His treatment now consists of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), medication and group psychotherapy. His parents also benefited from attending support classes to gain a better appreciation of their son's illness. Common social stigmas that surround mental illness are due to uninformed, preconceived ideas, which neglect to acknowledge that the cause is due to brain chemical messenger imbalances that are non-discriminatory.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by Standard-Examiner

Related Disease Topics:

• Bipolar type II rapid cycling with schizoaffective disorder
• Mental illness

Related Symptom Topics:

• Aural hallucinations
• Auditory hallucinations
• Fluctuating moods
• Overly happy
• Deeply depressed

Article Source Details

About: Misdiagnoses of mental illness

Date: 2 October 2005

Source: Standard-Examiner

Author: Jamie Lampros

URL: http://www2.standard.net/standard/news/63612/

Related Medical Topics

This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Cause of aural hallucinations
• Cause of hallucinations of smell
• Cause of auditory hallucinations
• Cause of hearing hallucinations
• Cause of hallucinations of hearing
• Cause of overly happy mood
• Cause of deeply depressed mood
• Cause of fluctuating moods
• Cause of mania
• Cause of depression
• Misdiagnosis (type of Medical misadventure)
• Misdiagnosis and aural hallucinations
• Misdiagnosis and hallucinations of smell
• Misdiagnosis and auditory hallucinations
• Misdiagnosis and hearing hallucinations
• Misdiagnosis and hallucinations of hearing
• Misdiagnosis and overly happy mood
• Misdiagnosis and deeply depressed mood
• Misdiagnosis and fluctuating moods
• Misdiagnosis and mania
• Misdiagnosis and depression
• Misdiagnosis and bipolar disorder
• Misdiagnosis and schizoaffective disorder
• Misdiagnosis and mental illness
• Diagnosis
• Diagnosis and aural hallucinations
• Diagnosis and hallucinations of smell
• Diagnosis and auditory hallucinations
• Diagnosis and hearing hallucinations
• Diagnosis and hallucinations of hearing
• Diagnosis and overly happy mood
• Diagnosis and deeply depressed mood
• Diagnosis and fluctuating moods
• Diagnosis and mania
• Diagnosis and depression
• Diagnosis and bipolar disorder
• Diagnosis and bipolar disorder type II
• Diagnosis and schizoaffective disorder
• Diagnosis and mental illness
• Diagnosis and ECT
• Diagnosis and ectroconvulsion therapy
• Diagnosis and psychotherapy

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