Posted by SLS on March 18, 2006, at 18:00:27
In reply to Re: Never thought I'd hear this....., posted by SLS on March 18, 2006, at 10:21:19
Hi Linkadge.
I was able to contact Dr. Manji.
He had some interesting things to say regarding the phenomenology of bipolar disorder and recurrent depressive disorders.
Anyway, I asked him the following question:
"Does experiencing a manic reaction to an antidepressant indicate bipolarity or
can someone be unipolar and display such a reaction?"
His response:"I don't believe that there is a definitive answer, but I tend to treat individuals with antidepressant-induced manias as having a bipolar diathesis."
I imagine we both could have guessed at the answer he was to give.
I continue to find the question of antidepressant-induced manias as having tremendous heuristic value in coming to a better understanding of mood illness. I still have much to ponder.
Thanks again for sharing so much of your knowledge and hypotheses.
- Scott
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