TREATING BIPOLAR DISORDER

Based on Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With BIPOLAR DISORDER ,Second Edition, originally published in April BIPOLAR DISORDERA Quick Reference Guide1 Reviewed: 4/1/14-SRC 4/21/14-EMMCFor Continuing Medical Education credit for APA Practice Guidelines,visit order individual Practice Guidelines or the 2002 Compendium of APA Practice Guidelines, visit call : 4/1/14-SRC 4/21/14-EMMCTREATINGBIPOLAR DISORDER 3 Introduction TREATING Patients With BIPOLAR DISORDER : A Quick Reference Guide is asummary and synopsis of the American Psychiatric Association s PracticeGuideline for the Treatment of Patients With BIPOLAR DISORDER ,which wasoriginally published in The American Journal of Psychiatryin April 2002and is available through American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. The QuickReference Guide is not designed to stand on its own and should be usedin conjunction with the full text of the Practice Guideline. Algorithms illus-trating the treatment of BIPOLAR DISORDER are of IntentThe Practice Guidelines and the Quick Reference Guides are not intend-ed to be construed or to serve as a standard of medical care.

rates of completed suicide for people with bipolar disorder are as high as 10% to 15%. • The overwhelming majority of suicide attempts are associated with depressive episodes or depressive features during mixed episodes. • Ask every patient about suicidal ideation, intention to act on these ideas, and extent of plans or preparation for suicide.

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