Priority 16 from the Bipolar PSP
| UNCERTAINTY:How can the time it takes to get a diagnosis of bipolar be shortened? (JLA PSP Priority 16) | |
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| Overall ranking | 16 |
| JLA question ID | 0041/16 |
| Explanatory note | As requested at the final workshop, this question was combined with "Why does it take so long to get a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, especially when patients are aware of experiencing symptoms" to form priority number 7 "Why does it take so long to get a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, and how could time to diagnosis be shortened?" |
| Evidence |
None identified |
| Health Research Classification System category | Mental Health |
| Extra information provided by this PSP | |
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| Original uncertainty examples | For full examples, see Category ID D10 on spreadsheet. How can diagnosis be speeded up, or is there a good reason why it can take so long? ~ How can diagnoses be made quicker and still be accurate? (To make access to treatment quicker and hence less time spent suffering the effects of bipolar disorder in their strongest form) ~ |
| Submitted by | Patients x 36 ~ Carers x 11 ~ Health Professionals x 4 ~ Others x 4 |
| PSP information | |
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| PSP unique ID | 0041 |
| PSP name | Bipolar |
| Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP. | 363 (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website) |
| Date of priority setting workshop | 14 June 2016 |