title: Identification and management of bipolar disorder.
abstract: Bipolar disorder is a complex and chronic mental illness. Individuals with this disorder usually have medical comorbidities needing management in primary care. This article focuses on bipolar disorder identification and medication management concerns for primary care nurse practitioners.
authors.affiliation: Debra A. Scrandis is an assistant professor at University of Maryland School of Nursing and practicing psychiatric nurse practitioner at Jewish Community Services in Baltimore, Md.
authors.forename: Debra A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Scrandis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000451:nursing*; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D016903:Drug Monitoring / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis / Q000379:methods*; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D059017:Primary Care Nursing / Q000379:methods*