title: Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar Depression and Comorbid Illness.
abstract: There is a substantial need for the early recognition and treatment of the psychiatric and medical comorbidities of bipolar disorder in primary care. If comorbid conditions are recognized and treated, serious adverse health outcomes may be averted, including substantial morbidity and mortality.
authors.affiliation: Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC; Co-Director, Mood Disorders Clinic, Moses Cone Family Practice Residency, Greensboro, NC, USA.
authors.forename: J Sloan
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Manning
mesh_terms: D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D015897:Comorbidity; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012307:Risk Factors