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Managing bipolar depression: a therapeutic challenge?
Author(s) -
Feetam Celia
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
progress in neurology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.19
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1931-227X
pISSN - 1367-7543
DOI - 10.1002/pnp.218
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , bipolar disorder , psychology , psychiatry , psychotherapist , clinical psychology , lithium (medication) , keynesian economics , economics
Most people with bipolar disorder first seek treatment for depressive rather than manic symptoms. However, effective management of bipolar depression remains a challenge. In this review, Celia Feetam highlights how bipolar depression differs from unipolar depression both in its characteristics and in the approach to its treatment. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.