This article provides a brief overview and treatment update on bipolar disorder for the General Paractitioner. We commence with an outline of the bipolar concept, review clinical features and diagnostic issues and address differential diagnosis and co-morbidities. We then turn to psychological and pharmacological aspects of treatment
Bipolar disorder is a recurrent chronic disorder characterised by fluctuations in mood state and ene...
Details the definition, treatment goals, epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation and di...
Depression is the predominant pole of illness disability in bipolar disorder and, compared with acut...
It is estimated that only one-third of the people with bipolar disorder are correctly diagnosed,and ...
Bipolar disorder is a complex condition characterised by both manic and depressive episodes. Here th...
Bipolar disorder, characterised by alternating discrete episodes of (hypo)mania and depression, prov...
A renewed global interest in research on mental health disorders has been sparked, as the number of ...
Although awareness on bipolar disorder has increased during the last decade, this condition remains ...
Recent evidence suggests that the prevalence of bipolar disorder is as much as fivefold higher than ...
Objectives: Bipolar disorder is a complex illness often requiring combinations of therapies to succe...
Diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorder has long been a neglected discipline. Recent years have ...
In this, the last of three articles on mood disorders, the treatment of bipolar disorders is conside...
Background: Manic-depression or bipolar disorder (BD) is a multi-faceted illness with an inevitably ...
Depressive symptoms and episodes dominate the long-term course of bipolar disorder and are associate...
Bipolar disorder is a common, debilitating, chronic illness that emerges early in life and has serio...
Bipolar disorder is a recurrent chronic disorder characterised by fluctuations in mood state and ene...
Details the definition, treatment goals, epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation and di...
Depression is the predominant pole of illness disability in bipolar disorder and, compared with acut...
It is estimated that only one-third of the people with bipolar disorder are correctly diagnosed,and ...
Bipolar disorder is a complex condition characterised by both manic and depressive episodes. Here th...
Bipolar disorder, characterised by alternating discrete episodes of (hypo)mania and depression, prov...
A renewed global interest in research on mental health disorders has been sparked, as the number of ...
Although awareness on bipolar disorder has increased during the last decade, this condition remains ...
Recent evidence suggests that the prevalence of bipolar disorder is as much as fivefold higher than ...
Objectives: Bipolar disorder is a complex illness often requiring combinations of therapies to succe...
Diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorder has long been a neglected discipline. Recent years have ...
In this, the last of three articles on mood disorders, the treatment of bipolar disorders is conside...
Background: Manic-depression or bipolar disorder (BD) is a multi-faceted illness with an inevitably ...
Depressive symptoms and episodes dominate the long-term course of bipolar disorder and are associate...
Bipolar disorder is a common, debilitating, chronic illness that emerges early in life and has serio...
Bipolar disorder is a recurrent chronic disorder characterised by fluctuations in mood state and ene...
Details the definition, treatment goals, epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation and di...
Depression is the predominant pole of illness disability in bipolar disorder and, compared with acut...