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(Bipolar secondary to Traumatic Brain Injury) I had a car accident with my father at age 14. A woman ran a 4-way stop sign at 65 miles per hour and hit our new VW camper. I had an over the shoulder seat belt on, but still my head hit the 'A' pillar, the metal piece that holds the windshield in on the sides. I had a major head injury that went undiagnosed for years-the psychiatrist then (in mental hospital) misdiagnosed a schizoid disorder and gave me both insulin shock therapy and electro convulsive therapy. I also was diagnosed bipolar (finally) around 1978 by a doctor on an outpatie...