title: Identify bipolar spectrum disorders.
abstract: Patients with bipolar spectrum disorders commonly present with depressive symptoms to primary care clinicians. This article details bipolar spectrum disorder assessment, treatment, and treatment response. By intervening early in the course of depressive and hypomanic episodes, you can help decrease the morbidity and suffering associated with bipolar spectrum disorders.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatric Family NP Program, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mynatt
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cunningham
authors.forename: J Sloan
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Manning
mesh_terms: D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans