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Overview of bipolar disorder

Published March 2021 (Amended June 2025)

  • Overview of bipolar disorder
  • Features of bipolar disorder
  • Subtypes of bipolar disorder
  • Approach to diagnosing bipolar disorder in adults and young people
  • Approach to diagnosing bipolar disorder in children
  • Principles of managing bipolar disorder in adults and young people
  • Principles of managing mixed features bipolar disorder in adults and young people
  • Principles of managing rapid cycling bipolar disorder in adults and young people
  • Principles of managing bipolar disorder in children
  • Psychosocial interventions for bipolar disorder in adults and young people
  • Identifying and treating comorbidities in people with bipolar disorder
  • Support for family members, carers or significant others of people with bipolar disorder
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