title: Mental health. The nurse's support role.
abstract: The role of the nurse in the management and treatment of manic depression comprises social, psychological and pharmacological interventions. Achieving a balance is crucial to the management of this serious disorder and nurses are ideally placed to help in this.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gournay
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ritter
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012944:Social Support