The clinical implications of the failure to recognize bipolar disorder in depressed patients include the under-prescription of mood-stabilizing medications, and an increased risk of rapid “cycling” – swings between manic and depressive phases. But, perhaps as a consequence of concerted efforts to improve the recognition of bipolar disorder, during the past few years we have observed the emergence of an opposite phenomenon – over-diagnosis.
对抑郁症患者双相障碍的认识不够在临床上的反映包括情绪稳定药物的使用不足和快速“循环”（即在狂躁与抑郁阶段之间摇摆）风险的增加。然而，同心协力提升对双相障碍的认识的努力很可能产生了反作用。在过去几年里我们观察到了另一种极端的现象—过度诊断。