title: The management of bipolar disorder.
abstract: Bipolar disorder is a common mental disorder which is relapsing and remitting in nature. Subsyndromal symptoms are common and associated with poorer outcomes. Management of the disorder can be challenging and depends on the polarity and severity of the mood episode.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Researcher and Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist in the Oxford University Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford.
authors.forename: Kate E A
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Saunders
authors.affiliation: Head of Department and Professor of Epidemiological Psychiatry in the Oxford University Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford OX3 7JX.
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Geddes
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018692:Antimanic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D015897:Comorbidity; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D018020:Lithium Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012008:Recurrence; D012648:Self Care; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012944:Social Support; D000092864:Suicide Prevention
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D018692:Antimanic Agents; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D018020:Lithium Compounds