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Download fileThe management of bipolar disorder in primary care : a review of existing and emerging therapies
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posted on 2005-01-01, 00:00 authored by Michael BerkMichael Berk, Seetal DoddSeetal Dodd, Lesley BerkLesley BerkRecent evidence suggests that the prevalence of bipolar disorder is as much as fivefold higher than previously believed, and may amount to nearly 5% of the population, making it almost as common as unipolar major depression. It is, therefore, not unrealistic to assume that primary care or family physicians will frequently encounter bipolar patients in their practice. Such patients may present with a depressive episode, for a variety of medical reasons, for longer-term maintenance after stabilization, and even with an acute manic episode. Whatever the reason, a working knowledge of current trends in the acute and longer-term management of bipolar disorder would be helpful to the primary care physician. In addition, an understanding of important side-effects and drug interactions that occur with drugs used to treat bipolar disorder, which may be encountered in the medical setting, are paramount. This paper will attempt to review existing and emerging therapies in bipolar disorder, as well as their common drug interactions and side-effects.
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Psychiatry and clinical neurosciencesVolume
59Issue
3Pagination
229 - 239Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing AsiaLocation
Richmond, Vic.Publisher DOI
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1323-1316eISSN
1440-1819Language
engPublication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
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