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Global mental health organisation calls for improved diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorder.
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October 16, 2003
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Marseille, France, October 16 /PRNewswire/ -- - First Bipolar Disorder Patient Charter is launched
Two in 100 people suffer from bipolar disorder but many more remain undiagnosed. On average it takes 5-7 years for a correct diagnosis to be made. These are two shocking statistics being addressed today by the launch of a groundbreaking document, Bipolar Disorder: A Call to Action, which calls for worldwide improvements in patient care, public awareness, treatments and education in bipolar disorder.
This initiative is the first of its kind in bipolar disorder and has been produced by the Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Networks (GAMIAN-Europe) hopes to ...