Journal article icon

Journal article

Role of the primary care physician in bipolar disorder

Abstract:

Bipolar disorder is a serious mental illness characterised by recurrent episodes of manic and depressive moods that can each last weeks or months. The symptoms of bipolar disorder typically reduce opportunities for employment and education, adversely affect finances and relationships, and produce a markedly elevated risk for suicide. As discussed in this paper, primary care physicians (PCPs) have a unique and wide-ranging role in the care of patients with bipolar disorder because PCPs frequen...

Expand abstract

Actions


Authors


More by this author
Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Psychiatry
Role:
Author
Journal:
Primary Care Mental Health More from this journal
Volume:
4
Issue:
4
Pages:
221-233
Publication date:
2006-01-01
ISSN:
1476-4717
Language:
English
Keywords:
Pubs id:
pubs:98236
UUID:
uuid:2f44cb35-ca49-40a6-8412-90054e1cef16
Local pid:
pubs:98236
Source identifiers:
98236
Deposit date:
2012-12-19

Terms of use


Views and Downloads






If you are the owner of this record, you can report an update to it here: Report update to this record

TO TOP