Bipolar disorder and ocd. The disease.

Hello, Bipolar disorder along with obsessive symptoms would require a detailed assessment to know and understand the relationship between the two disorders, the severity and magnitude of each, the effect of treatment of one disorder on the other and several other such aspects. It is a delicate balance of treatment and a combined approach of medication and psychological intervention is usually the best suited approach. Regarding somatic treatments like electro convulsive therapy or magnetic stimulation, the are used for very specific indications within these disorders and are not the first line of treatment. Kindly discuss these treatment modalities with your psychiatrist for better understanding. Hope this helps you..