Diagnostic Tests for Mental illness

Tests and diagnosis discussion for Mental illness: In the U.S., mental disorders are diagnosed based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition (DSM-IV). ¹

Diagnosis of Mental illness: medical news summaries: The following medical news items are relevant to diagnosis of Mental illness:

• Awareness of bipolar disorder symptoms results in quicker treatment
• Depressed adolescents may have a different brain structure
• Depressed pregnant women are more likely to have low birth weight babies
• High incidence of brain tumours and lung cancer amongst people with mental illness is explained

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