title: Diagnostic guidelines for bipolar disorder: a summary of the International Society for Bipolar Disorders Diagnostic Guidelines Task Force Report.
abstract: The Diagnostic Guidelines Task Force of the International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD) presents in this document and this special issue a summary of the current nosological status of bipolar illness, a discussion of possible revisions to current DSM-IV and ICD-10 definitions, an examination of the relevant literature, explication of areas of consensus and dissensus, and proposed definitions that might guide clinicians in the most valid approach to diagnosis of these conditions given the current state of our knowledge.
authors.affiliation: Bipolar Disorder Research Program, Department of Psychiatry, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. nghaemi@emory.edu
authors.forename: S Nassir
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Ghaemi
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bauer
authors.forename: Frederick
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cassidy
authors.forename: Gin S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Malhi
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Phelps
authors.forename: Eduard
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vieta
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Youngstrom
mesh_terms: D026683:Advisory Committees; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis*; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D006801:Humans; D038801:International Classification of Diseases; D012955:Societies, Medical