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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jane Kirby

BIZARRE: People with bipolar face decade long wait to get diagnosed - What They Never Told You

PA Wire

People with bipolar face a decade-long wait to get diagnosed and can end up stuck on the wrong treatment, experts have said.

The mental health condition, which affects writer and broadcaster Stephen Fry and actress Catherine Zeta-Jones, leads to extreme changes in mood and energy levels which are far beyond most people’s experiences of feeling happy or down.

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