Review Note

Last Update: 06/26/2023 03:56 PM

Current Deck: PA Summer 23 Seth::Psych and Behavioral Med::5. Bipolar disorders

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Bipolar I → clinical features

patients MUST have had a {{c1::manic disorder for diagnosis}}
if currently depressed, cannot be distinguished from MDD
if mania was precipitated from antidepressant initiation, it {{c1::does not count}}
manic episodes typically have {{c2::rapid onset}} → untreated lasts about 3 months
if a patient has >{{c2::4 or more episodes/year}}, classified as rapid cycler

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