The difference between major depression and bipolar disorder could be determined by EKG

The study, published in the World Journal of Biological Psychiatry, revealed that heart rate variability can be indicative of crucial differences when diagnosing major depressive disorder or bipolar disorder in a patient. Easy to misdiagnose, bipolar disorder shares symptomatic similarities with major depression, though the two illnesses represent different and often challenging treatments for a physician. A misdiagnosis of major depression in a patient with bipolar disorder may inadvertently cause manic episodes if the physician prescribes an antidepressant without a safeguard mood-stabilizing drug. Autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysregulation has previously been associated with several depressive symptoms and inflammatory response disinhibition....