Objectives
- Differentially diagnose bipolar disorder
- Recognize general medical conditions and drugs that may mimic depression or mania
- Understand the goals of psychiatric management of bipolar disorder
- Identify bipolar patients at increased risk of suicide
- Understand the link between bipolar disorder and substance abuse
- Identify key areas of consideration when making a treatment placement decision
- Learn about the areas which patients with bipolar disorder and their families may need education
- Become familiar with the most common psychopharmacological interventions for bipolar disorder
- Teacher: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes