PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Parashar Koirala
AU  - Amit Anand
TI  - Diagnosing and treating bipolar disorder in primary care
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.85gr.18003
DP  - 2018 Aug 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 601--608
VI  - 85
IP  - 8
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/85/8/601.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/85/8/601.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2018 Aug 01; 85
AB  - 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.