Posted by undopaminergic on December 14, 2021, at 13:18:26
In reply to Re: Novel treatment for schizophrenia » undopaminergic, posted by SLS on December 14, 2021, at 10:04:41
> UD,
SLS,
> > If the disorder/disease is understood, such as with Parkinson's disease, it is a neurological and not psychatric condition.
>
> Is Bipolar Disorder a neurological disease?Not at present.
> Why or why not?
It's too poorly understood to be considered a neurological condition, and much for that reason, the treatment consists mostly of experimentation to find mood stabilising drugs. Compare that to Parkinson's disease where L-dopa is a safe bet (if it does not respond to L-dopa, it's probably not Parkinson's -- could be manganism for instance).
Also, there are often psychological factors involved in bipolar disorder.
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