RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Diagnosing and treating bipolar disorder in primary care
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 601
OP 608
DO 10.3949/ccjm.85gr.18003
VO 85
IS 8
A1 Parashar Koirala
A1 Amit Anand
YR 2018
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/85/8/601.abstract
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.