Managing bipolar disorder in the primary care setting: A perspective for mental health professionals

Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 10-13

  Sansone, Randy A ^a,b   Sansone, Lori A ^c  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KETTERING MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c WRIGHT PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar; Bipolar disorder; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; FLUOXETINE; LITHIUM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DEPRESSION; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BIPOLAR MANIA; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG MONITORING; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MENTAL PATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SUICIDE;

EID: 82755164058     PISSN: 21588333     EISSN: 21588341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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