What is this diagnosis? 296.89?

Question

I have always been diagnosed with Recurrent Major Depressive Disorder, which I believe is 296.3_.

My current diagnosis, I just received today however, is this different number! What is it?

Answer 1

The ICD-9 is the medical coding system and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association is what most mental health agencies use. The coding is the same, usually.

The important thing to know it that many things go into making a diagnosis and sometimes you may get slightly different ones depending on the person who sees you. The Psychiatric is the best person to make the most accurate diagnosis, but even then if you see two different ones they might not agree.

To make an accurate diagnosis one must look at all factors affecting the person. Their family history, childhood history, any physical or mental traumas, current life situations, and current stress level, mental ability, and physical health. A major depressive disorder can be treated, sometimes without medication. I once had Major Depression, and I didn't take any medication. I have 7 years of very in-depth therapy with a PHD Psychologist and got to a point where I would never again have that type of deep depression. I get depressed as anyone would over life events, but never have I had that suicidal type of hopeless dark hole feeling. I did a lot of healing of the inner child work and it changed my life.

If you do have Bi-Polar disorder, that is a different story. That is not caused by childhood trauma or life events. It is a chemical imbalance in the brain and does run in families. The good news is that now days they have good medications that can help you live a normal life. It is important to get the right medication and the right dose. So work with your doctor and tell him the truth about how you feel on the meds, etc. so that he can get you on the one that is best for you. These type of medications are different than most that a doctor would give you for some other disease. Usually the medication and dose is the same for every adult in most diseases of the body, but not in psychiatry. So don't just do whatever your doctors say without question, work as a team. I wish you the best.

Answer 2

This is a description of Bipolar Disorder II (which is 296.89 in the DSM IV): http://www.mentalhealth.com/dis1/p21-md05.html

The bad news is that if this diagnosis is correct, it's not something you'll just get over. The good news is that if this is correct, getting (and staying on - even when you don't feel like it) the right medications should make you feel so much better.

My uncle has bipolar disorder. Sometimes it runs in families. It usually skips a generation. He's fine as long as he stays on his meds. Sometimes, when the depression is alleviated, he misses the manic feelings and he stops taking the medication. Of course his particular diagnosis is different from yours, but my understanding is that bipolar in all forms is a chemical imbalance that needs to be corrected.

Who diagnosed you? An MD, psychiatrist (still an MD), or a psychologist or counselor? Depending on who made the diagnosis and how, I'd consider a second opinion. I don't think you should avoid treatment - because treatment should make life so much better - but my uncle was misdiagnosed the first time around and taking the wrong medication for a number of years was really hard on him.

Still, what I hope for you is that you get an answer for this depression that has held you back for so long. You have too much to offer to be held down by something curable.

Answer 3

Bipolar - Other (Bipolar II, Manic - depressive psychosis, mixed type).

This is what is know as an ICD-9 code, and is used by medical personnel to bill insurance companies. All medical conditions, psychiatric conditions, operations, etc., have these codes - or codes of another kind - for billing purposes. The psychiatrist/psychologist will try to fit a person into the "closest (I guess) fit" for a diagnosis for that purpose.

296.3 is Major Depressive Disorder, recurrent episode.

To find more, go to Google and type in "ICD-9 code...what ever it is.

Hope this helped!!

Answer 4

Icd 9 Code For Imbalance

Answer 5

Bipolar Disorder Icd 9

Answer 6

296.89 is Bipolar II disorder
Manic-depressive psychosis, mixed type

296.3 is Major depressive disorder, recurrent episode

from a website at: http://icd9.chrisendres.com/

Peace+

Answer 7

this diagnosis code is for manic depressive pyschosis mixed type.

Answer 8

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