Optimizing Patient Outcomes in Bipolar Disorder: Long-term Management of Major Depressive Episodes.

Bipolar disorder is a complex illness, and its diagnosis and management remain among the most challenging facets of clinical psychiatry. Patients with bipolar disorder are most likely to present with depression and are often misdiagnosed with unipolar depression. Many patients wait years for a correct diagnosis. Distinguishing between unipolar and bipolar depression (BPD) is often difficult, and the frequent occurrence of mixed features can make the differential diagnosis challenging. Watch Dr. Leslie Citrome and Dr. Joseph Goldberg discuss practical patient-centered strategies for diagnosis and management of bipolar depression, considerations for medical and psychiatric comorbidities, and evidence-based treatment strategies for bipolar depression.