A Urine Test Could Distinguish Between Bipolar Disorder And Depression

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Distinguishing major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder might be about to get far easier. Koya979/Shutterstock

An easy and reliable method of distinguishing bipolar disorder from major depressive disorder could save tens of thousands of lives, and transform millions more. Now researchers at Chongqing Medical University, China, claim to have found just that in a study based on biomarkers in urine.