| For years, psychiatrists and medical professionals | | | | and schizophrenia is very difficult to distinguish from |
| have said that bipolar disorder and schizophrenia are | | | | each other. Both have the same signs and symptoms |
| two very distinct mental illnesses. This idea came | | | | and psychiatrist often makes mistakes when |
| from a world-renowned German psychiatrist named | | | | diagnosing a patient with one of the disorders. |
| Emil Kraepelin. Eric Kraepelin has said that bipolar | | | | Today, there are certain methods developed to |
| disease and schizophrenia are two very different | | | | clearly distinguish both diseases. Psychiatrists and |
| mental disorders. Up until today, the separation of | | | | brain specialists all over the world have determined |
| bipolar disorder and schizophrenia is still being | | | | that bipolar disorder and schizophrenia have distinct |
| practiced by psychiatrists. | | | | signs and symptoms where they can base their |
| However, you have to consider that bipolar disorder | | | | diagnosis from. |