Abstract: This review aimed to focus in discussing the Bipolar disorder from different psychological aspects, but mainly emphasizing the proper treatment approaches of this disorder, in addition to diagnostic procedures that can be done to evaluate the Bipolar disorder. Comprehensive search of literature was performed using MEDLINE/PubMed and Google Scholar, and was restricted to studies published in the past up to the November, 2016. The search terms included “bipolar disorder,” “mania,” “bipolar depression,” “mood stabilizer,” “atypical antipsychotics,” and “antidepressants,” and “treatment,” or “therapy.” we included studies that focus on diagnosis, treatment, of bipolar disorder, articles were selected with restriction to English language and human subject’s inclusion. References found in each study were manually searched for more relevant articles to be included in this review. Accurate medical diagnosis and prompt, appropriate treatment are presently our best wish for decreasing this disease problem. It is for that reason important that clinicians thoroughly screen depressed patients for bipolar disorder and understand confusing comorbid disorders, such as anxiety disorders and substance abuse. The possibility of manic episodes in undiagnosed bipolar disorder treated with antidepressant monotherapy must also be kept in mind, given that these episodes may assist point the clinician toward a right diagnosis. Since bipolar depression is often refractory to treatment, aggressive therapy might be required. The substantial residual disease morbidity even in greatly treated patients suggests that new agents and combinations of agents might be needed for the effective management of bipolar depression.
Keywords: Bipolar Disorder, Manic Depression, Psychological Aspects.
Title: Overview of Bipolar Disorder (Manic Depression) and Its Management Approaches
Author: Abdulaziz Mohammad Al-Garni, Osamah Abdulaziz Ali Al Salmh, Fahad Mohammad Alhilali, Abdullah Mania A Aseeri, Mohammad Raiy Asiri, Abdullah Awdah Al Dail, Turki Mohammad Abdullah Alshehri
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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