Provided by Integrity Continuing Education.
Supported by an educational grant from Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Bipolar disorder is a complex illness, and its diagnosis and management remain among the most challenging facets of clinical psychiatry. Patients with bipolar disorder are most likely to present with depression and are often misdiagnosed with unipolar depression. Many patients wait years for a correct diagnosis. Distinguishing between unipolar and bipolar depression is often difficult, and the frequent occurrence of mixed features can make the differential diagnosis challenging. Medical and psychiatric comorbidities are also common in patients with bipolar depression and complicate the diagnosis and treatment. Persons with bipolar disorder have a high incidence of metabolic syndrome and other cardiovascular risk factors, while obesity and inactivity are associated with more severe illness and poorer treatment outcomes. Anxiety disorders and substance use disorder are among the most common psychiatric comorbidities in patients with bipolar disorder.
Accurate diagnosis and consideration of comorbidities can prevent inappropriate or ineffective pharmacotherapy. This activity will provide insights to enhance healthcare providers’ knowledge of the accurate diagnosis and pharmacotherapeutic treatment of bipolar disorder. An expert faculty will discuss practical patient-centered strategies for diagnosis and management of bipolar depression, considerations for medical and psychiatric comorbidities, and evidence-based treatment strategies for bipolar depression. This is a Twitter-based tutorial designed to provide key information in an accessible format and location.
Leslie Citrome, MD, MPH
Clinical Professor
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
New York Medical College
Valhalla, New York
This educational activity has been designed to meet the needs of psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners and physicians assistants involved in the management of patients with bipolar disorder.
Upon completion of this educational activity, participants should be able to:
There are no fees for participating and receiving CME credit for this activity. During the period of November 19, 2021 through November 19, 2022 participants must:
A statement of credit will be issued only upon receipt of a completed activity evaluation form and a completed posttest with a score of 100%.
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Leslie Citrome, MD, MPH
Royalty: Elsevier (Topic Editor, Psychiatry, Clinical Therapeutics), International Journal of Clinical Practice, through end 2019), Springer Healthcare (book), UpToDate (reviewer), Wiley (Editor-in-Chief)
Consulting Fees (eg, advisory boards): AbbVie, Acadia, Alkermes, Allergan, Angelini, Astellas, Avanir, Axsome, BioXcel, Boehringer Ingelheim, Cadent Therapeutics, Eisai, Impel, Intra-Cellular Therapies, Janssen, Karuna, Lundbeck, Luye, Lyndra, Medavante-ProPhase, Merck, Neurocrine, Noven, Osmotica, Otsuka, Relmada, Sage, Shire, Sunovion, Takeda, Teva, University of Arizona
Speakers’ Bureaus: AbbVie, Acadia, Alkermes, Allergan, Angelini, Eisai, Intra-Cellular Therapies, Janssen, Lundbeck, Merck, Neurocrine, Noven, Otsuka, Sage, Shire, Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Takeda, Teva
Ownership Interest: Stocks (small number of shares of common stock): Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Pfizer purchased > 10 years ago
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