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I just took the above screening question thingy and scored 40.  The answers were wholly honest, and so i wondered just how accurate this test was as it has me concerned as to whether or not the prozac ive been prescribed is going to work.

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Hi . . .

People who score 40 on the screening test have a good chance of having some form of bipolar disorder. They should have a full psychiatric evaluation before taking Prozac or any other psychiatric medication.

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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