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16-12-2020 9:30 AM
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Bipolar disorder is frequently misdiagnosed causing an increase in patient risk and higher healthcare costs due to the high susceptibility to manic episodes and suicides. Misdiagnosis often leads to mismedication which prolongs the diagnostic process and triggers mania and/or rapid cycling which can put the patient in danger and can have further negative effects on his/her social skills, educational and vocational accountability, and earning potential (Singh). Misdiagnosis are often attributed to a patient’s inability to express symptoms of mania or hypomania, leading a provider to diagnose unipolar depression or another depressive disorder. Bipolar disorder has long since been linked to creative and artistic ability, and artwork has been used as a tool to posthumously diagnose bipolar disorder in artists such as Vincent Van Gogh (Greenwood, Vercillo). By applying similar methods, art could be used as a tool to aid in diagnosing bipolar disorder.
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Art as a Language: Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder is frequently misdiagnosed causing an increase in patient risk and higher healthcare costs due to the high susceptibility to manic episodes and suicides. Misdiagnosis often leads to mismedication which prolongs the diagnostic process and triggers mania and/or rapid cycling which can put the patient in danger and can have further negative effects on his/her social skills, educational and vocational accountability, and earning potential (Singh). Misdiagnosis are often attributed to a patient’s inability to express symptoms of mania or hypomania, leading a provider to diagnose unipolar depression or another depressive disorder. Bipolar disorder has long since been linked to creative and artistic ability, and artwork has been used as a tool to posthumously diagnose bipolar disorder in artists such as Vincent Van Gogh (Greenwood, Vercillo). By applying similar methods, art could be used as a tool to aid in diagnosing bipolar disorder.
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