PROVIDENCE, RI – During the past few years, many experts have suggested that bipolar disorder – a serious illness resulting in significant psychosocial morbidity and excess mortality – is under-recognized, particularly in patients with major depression. Even patients who are diagnosed with bipolar disorder often wait more than 10 years after initially seeking treatment for the correct diagnosis to be made.
普洛韦登斯，罗得岛 – 在过去的几年里，许多专家都认为双相障碍（bipolar disorder）&#45;&#45; 一种会造成重度社会心理病态和高死亡率的严重疾病—没有得到足够的重视，特别在患有严重抑郁症的病人中更是如此。即便是被诊断为双相障碍的病人，从最初的求诊到最后的确诊也往往会经历十多年的时间。