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Diagnosis and treatment of patients with bipolar disorder: A review for advanced practice nurses
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | McCormick, Ursula Murray, Bethany McNew, Brittany |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Description | Journal: Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners R and primary care,” restricted to dates 2000 to present; “bipolar disorder and nurse practitioner”; and “bipolar disorder and clinical nurse specialist.” Selected articles were relevant to adult outpatient care in the United States, with a prioritization of articles written by APNs or published in nursing journals. Conclusions: BD has a substantial lifetime prevalence in the population at 4%. Because the manic or depressive symptoms of BD tend to be severe and recurrent over a patient's lifetime, the condition is associated with significant burden to the individual, caregivers, and society. Clinician awareness that BD may be present increases the likelihood of successful recognition and appropriate treatment. A number of pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatments are available for acute and maintenance treatments, with the prospect of achieving reduced symptom burden and increased functioning for many patients. Implications for practice: Awareness of the disease burden, diagnostic issues, and management choices in BD has the potential to enhance outcome in substantial proportions of patients.... |
| Related Links | http://europepmc.org/articles/pmc5034840?pdf=render https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5034840/pdf |
| Ending Page | 542 |
| Page Count | 13 |
| Starting Page | 530 |
| ISSN | 23276886 |
| e-ISSN | 23276924 |
| DOI | 10.1002/2327-6924.12275 |
| Journal | Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners |
| Issue Number | 9 |
| Volume Number | 27 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) |
| Publisher Date | 2015-09-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners Clinical Psychology Primary Care Bipolar Disorder Managed Care Mental Health Nurse Practitioners |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Nursing Medicine |
