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ReviewBipolar disorders2020

The 2020 Royal Australian and New Zealand College of psychiatrists clinical practice guidelines for mood disorders: Bipolar disorder summary.

Gin S Malhi, Erica Bell, Philip Boyce, Darryl Bassett, Michael Berk, Richard Bryant, Michael Gitlin, Amber Hamilton, Philip Hazell, Malcolm Hopwood and 9 more

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Review in Bipolar disorders, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 60 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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60citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

60 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 145 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 12 institutions in 5 countries.

Gin S MalhiDepartment of Psychiatry, Northern Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4524-9091
Erica BellDepartment of Psychiatry, Northern Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-8483-8497
Philip BoyceDepartment of Psychiatry, Westmead Hospital and the Westmead Clinical School, Wentworthville, NSW, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-9816-7356
Darryl BassettConsultant Psychiatrist, Perth, WA, Australia.
Michael BerkIMPACT - the Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation, School of Medicine, Barwon Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-5554-6946
Richard BryantSchool of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-9607-819X
Michael GitlinDepartment of Psychiatry, Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7236-9649
Amber HamiltonDepartment of Psychiatry, Northern Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-9001-4585
Philip HazellDiscipline of Psychiatry, Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-8085-2996
Malcolm HopwoodDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne and Professorial Psychiatry Unit, Albert Road Clinic, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6004-4521
Bill LyndonDepartment of Psychiatry, Northern Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Roger S McIntyreMood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-4733-2523
Grace MorrisDepartment of Psychiatry, Northern Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3598-9712
Roger MulderDepartment of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0002-8147-5838
Richard PorterDepartment of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0002-8695-3966
Ajeet B SinghThe Geelong Clinic Healthscope, IMPACT - Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation, School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-0853-7959
Lakshmi N YathamDepartment of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-7405-0954
Allan YoungDepartment of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
Greg MurrayCentre for Mental Health, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-7208-5603
The University of Sydney · AUUniversity of Otago · NZBarwon Health · AUDeakin University · AUKing's College London · GBRoyal College of Psychiatrists · GBSwinburne University of Technology · AUThe University of Melbourne · AUUniversity Health Network · CAUniversity of British Columbia · CAUniversity of California, Los Angeles · USUNSW Sydney · AU

Funding

Medical Research Council
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo provide a succinct, clinically useful summary of the management of bipolar disorder, based on the 2020 Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists clinical practice guidelines for mood disorders (MDcpg

methodsTo develop the MDcpg

resultsThe bipolar disorder summary provides a systematic approach to diagnosis, and a logical clinical framework for management. It addresses the acute phases of bipolar disorder (mania, depression and mixed states) and its longer-term management (maintenance and prophylaxis). For each phase it begins with Actions, which include important strategies that should be implemented from the outset wherever possible. These include for example, lifestyle changes, psychoeducation and psychological interventions. In each phase, the summary advocates the use of Choice medications for pharmacotherapy, which are then used in combinations along with additional Alternatives to manage acute symptoms or maintain mood stability and provide prophylaxis. The summary also recommends the use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for each of the acute phases but not for maintenance therapy. Finally, it briefly considers bipolar disorder in children and its overlap in adults with borderline personality disorder.

conclusionsThe bipolar disorder summary provides up to date guidance regarding the management of bipolar disorder, as set out in the MDcpg

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Practice Guidelines as TopicPsychiatryAdultAntidepressive AgentsAustraliaBipolar DisorderChildConsensusElectroconvulsive TherapyHumansMood DisordersNew ZealandSocieties, MedicalAntidepressive Agentsbipolar disorderguidelinemood disorderstreatment

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