As I do most days I just did a Google News search on “bipolar disorder.” I noticed that most of the top-listed stories were about Britney Spears and her latest pathetic publicity stunt; I didn’t actually read the stories but from the headlines I surmise that rumor has it she’s bipolar.My first thought was, “Whew! […]

I hadn’t spent more than a couple months in the world of psychiatry, before I realized that having more than one diagnosis was common. But a recent news item actually backs up this intuition with hard data:A new study discovers a majority of psychiatry outpatients have more than one disorder, and more than one-third have […]