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May 14, 2012 at 10:54 pm
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Russell Barkley has stated (and darned if I can actually find the quote) that there should be no diagnosis of bipolar II if the main diagnosis is adhd, because ALL of the symptoms of bipolar II can be accounted for by adhd.
My guess, yes, there’s a whole lot of people who have been misdiagnosed.
http://www.corepsychblog.com/2009/04/adhd-and-bipolar-controversy-explored-at-corepsych-radio/ The reference to Dr Barkley can be found here, he’s being referenced by another ADHD specialist Dr. Charles Parker who is legit, it’s in the comment section where he states this.
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