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How do doctors diagnose bipolar disorder?
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Healthcare professionals have a difficult time when it comes to identifying bipolar disorder in seniors. Many conditions impacting people later in life, such as depression, dementia, stroke or other neurological conditions, share symptoms with bipolar disorder so it makes it hard for doctors to diagnose. Doctors sift through these various prognosis’ ruling them out to come to a diagnosis of bipolar disorder.