Addressing Common Myths about Bipolar Disorder

There are many misconceptions about bipolar disorder. These misconceptions can lead to delayed diagnosis and treatment, inappropriate treatment, or negative patient outcomes. Identifying and correcting common myths about bipolar disorder is an important step to ensuring patients receive the right diagnosis and treatment, which can give them a better chance at living fuller, healthier, more productive lives. Learn how to address some of the more common myths about what bipolar disorder is and what it is not.

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Clinical Article

Acute and Longer-Term Outcomes in Depressed Outpatients Requiring One or Several Treatment Steps: A STAR*D Report

The Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression (STAR*D) trial was a 7-year nationwide clinical trial designed to evaluate the efficacy of different medications in patients who did not respond to an initial antidepressant. Rush et al. (2006) evaluated acute and long-term treatment outcomes in patients who participated in the STAR*D trial and identified differences in response and remission rates and time to remission across patients who received up to four sequential treatment steps.

Psychiatric Scales

RMS (Rapid Mood Screener) Tool

The Rapid Mood Screener (RMS) is a novel, pragmatic, patient-reported tool to assess patients for bipolar I disorder.¹The RMS is a screening tool that was developed to help differentiate bipolar I disorder from major depressive disorder (MDD) in patients with depressive symptoms who have been diagnosed with MDD.¹

Disease Primer

Fundamentals of Major Depressive Disorder

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is one of the most recognized mental disorders in the US. Learn more about the prevalence, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of MDD here.

NP Spotlights

NP Spotlight: Tina Matthews-Hayes, DNP, FNP, PMHNP

A career as a psychiatric nurse practitioner can be replete with challenges and opportunities. The NP Psych Navigator Spotlight is your chance to learn more about NPs who are working to advance the profession and mental health in general. In the third installment of this series, we profile Tina Matthews-Hayes, DNP, FNP, PMHNP.

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