In this video from The CTAD Clinic, Dr Mike Lloyd (Clinic Director) discusses how Bipolar Disorder and Dissociation can overlap, working through research and clinical presentations. Mike talks about the possible causes for both conditions and whether they are separate (co-morbid) conditions, as wll as problems that can occur if dissociation is not understood.
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