ABSTRACT
Major depression often presents in patients with a history of both depression and mania, although patients may not have the insight to report manic symptoms as problematic. Distinguishing pure (unipolar) depression from bipolar depression is important for prognostic and treatment reasons. Once identified, bipolar depression can be adequately and safely treated.
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Medical Grand Rounds articles are based on edited transcripts from Medicine Grand Rounds presentations at Cleveland Clinic. They are approved by the author but are not peer-reviewed.
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- Parashar Koirala, MD
- Amit Anand, MD⇑
- Director, Mood and Emotional Disorders Across the Life Span (MEDALS) Program, Department of Psychiatry and Psychology and Center for Behavioral health, Cleveland Clinic
- Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Cleveland Clinic Lerner School of Medicine of Case Western University, Cleveland, OH
- ADDRESS:
Amit Anand, MD, Center for Behavioral Health, P57, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195; ananda{at}ccf.org
ABSTRACT
Major depression often presents in patients with a history of both depression and mania, although patients may not have the insight to report manic symptoms as problematic. Distinguishing pure (unipolar) depression from bipolar depression is important for prognostic and treatment reasons. Once identified, bipolar depression can be adequately and safely treated.
Footnotes
Medical Grand Rounds articles are based on edited transcripts from Medicine Grand Rounds presentations at Cleveland Clinic. They are approved by the author but are not peer-reviewed.
- Copyright © 2018 The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. All Rights Reserved.