Hello, I am going to get tested for bipolar disorder on the 21st and I am curious as to how doctors test for this disorder?

Dear Dorothy -- 
Unfortunately, we have no "test"; at least no blood test or brain scan or anything like that (yet). There is a questionnaire that works reasonably well as an initial screening test -- meaning it could be wrong, but it's a good general start.  You can take that test on my website, here.  

Dr. Phelps


Published July, 2001