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is there a diagnostic criteria for ultradian bipolar disorder? i cannot see a therapist because i am on my parents' insurance and i don't want them to know that i caved, because i worked too hard to get them to stop forcing me to take my anti-depressants to let them believe that they have won now that i am seeking help.

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Hi, Kelly . . .

There are no criteria for the diagnosis of ultra-rapidly cycling bipolar disorder. People with such a disorder generally do best when treated with mood stabilizers while avoiding antidepressants.

Best regards . . .
Ivan
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Ivan Goldberg, M.D.

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I am a psychiatrist/psychopharmacologist with many years of expereince in treating individuals with depressions, manic-depression (Bipolar Disorder), other mood disorders,. I am especially interested in the psychopharmacologic treatment of individuals with so called "treatment-resistant" syndromes.

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I have been on the staff of the National Institute of Mental Health, Columbia's College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. I am currently in full-time private practice in New York City.

A.B. Johns Hopkins University
M.D. N.Y.U. College of Medicine

I am the creator of Depression Central:http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.html

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