[CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of mental/psychiatric disorders; drug abuse/dependency; self-harm/suicide]

Welcome to the second episode in my “Media Misdiagnosis” series, with each episode discussing a single psychiatric disorder, examining how the disorder is portrayed in mainstream media, and analyzing how accurately said disorder is depicted, dispelling common misconceptions.


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[00:00] - Intro/Shoutouts
[00:55] - What Is Bipolar Disorder?
[04:14] - What Is Bipolar I?
[08:01] - What Is Bipolar II?
[10:12] - What Is Cyclothymia?
[13:45] - The Difficulties Of Diagnosis
[18:04] - Dangerous Misconceptions
[19:38] - Conclusion
[20:19] - Outro/Patrons


ARTICLES:

Childhood Trauma & Bipolar Disorder: https://www.dovepress.com/the-impact-...

Homelessness & Bipolar Disorder: https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral...

Cyclothymia Progressing To Bipolar I or II: https://www.verywellmind.com/cyclothy...

Differentiating Bipolar Disorder & Borderline Personality Disorder: https://www.pamllc.us/post/bipolar-vs...

Antidepressants & Bipolar Disorder: https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...

Homeland Using Bipolar Disorder For Dramatic Effect: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/1...

Violent Behavior & Bipolar Disorder: https://www.everydayhealth.com/bipola....

Suicide & Bipolar Disorder: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...


MUSIC:

All music by the legendary Kevin Macleod: "Cool Vibes", "Covert Affair", "Deadly Roulette"