A doctor with bipolar disorder: reflections on medicine
During my medical training in 2004, I was diagnosed with bipolar affective disorder. Prior to my diagnosis, a consultant had told me that having a mental illness recorded in my medical notes would mean the end of my career in…
During my medical training in 2004, I was diagnosed with bipolar affective disorder. Prior to my diagnosis, a consultant had told me that having a mental illness recorded in my medical notes would mean the end of my career in medicine. He was wrong. I received treatment, completed my training, and became a consultant psychiatrist.
My interest in psychiatry began before my own diagnosis. I was attracted to a specialty that …
A doctor with bipolar disorder: reflections on medicine
