Patient Management

Bipolar disorder (BD) affects about 4.4% of the US population and often relapses with episodes of mania, hypomania, and depression....

Patient Management Guidelines

American Psychiatric Association Clinical Practice Guidelines

The below guidelines are drawn up to specifically assist with physicians’ as well as nurse practitioners’ and physician associates’ decision-making when diagnosing psychiatric conditions.

American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Guidelines

An array of foundations and organizations lend their voices to the proper and recommended treatment for bipolar disorder, including the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP).

America Family Physician’s Evaluation and Treatment Guidelines

These guidelines align with “diagnostic criteria and specifiers with attention on mixed features and anxious distress” to assist physicians in “recognizing episode severity and prognosis.”

Articles

Digital Self-Management for Bipolar Disorder: Insights From App Usage

The Life Goals (LG) app is a mobile adaptation of a self-management program for individuals with bipolar disorder (BD), designed...
Lanie Fercilien,
CURATED BY:
Lanie Fercilien,
PA-C

Perceived Cognitive Errors and Mood Symptoms in Bipolar Disorder

Adults with bipolar disorder (BD) often experience both objectively measurable cognitive impairments and subjectively perceived cognitive errors, though research shows...
Marissa R. DiMambro,
CURATED BY:
Marissa R. DiMambro,
DNP, PMHNP-BC

Quality of Life in At-Risk Individuals for Bipolar Disorder: Insights from Early-BipoLife

The Early-BipoLife study is a German multicenter, prospective observational cohort study aimed at investigating early recognition and intervention in individuals...
Marissa R. DiMambro,
CURATED BY:
Marissa R. DiMambro,
DNP, PMHNP-BC
Multiple exposure portrait of european american caucasian woman with serious sad facial expression. Mental health, depression and emotions concept.

Bipolar Disorder: Impact, Treatment, and Challenges in Diagnosis and Adherence

Bipolar disorder affects around 8 million adults in the US and 40 million people worldwide. The age of onset typically...
Marissa R. DiMambro,
CURATED BY:
Marissa R. DiMambro,
DNP, PMHNP-BC

Familial Risk and Childhood Conditions Linked to Genetic Profiles for Mood Disorder Risk

A study explored whether familial risk for bipolar disorder and childhood-onset conditions like ADHD and anxiety contribute to distinct genetic...
Katie Halter,
CURATED BY:
Katie Halter,
MSc, PA-C, CAQ-Psych

Shifting Trends in Bipolar Mania Treatment and Growing Polypharmacy

Bipolar disorder (BD) affects over 1% of the global population, with varying prevalence rates across different types, including bipolar I,...
Katie Halter,
CURATED BY:
Katie Halter,
MSc, PA-C, CAQ-Psych
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