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Bipolar disorder
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Age from 5 years onwards
This CKS topic is based on the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guideline Bipolar disorder: the management of bipolar disorder in adults, children and adolescents, in primary care and secondary care [NICE, 2006].
This CKS topic covers the recognition and management in primary care of people with bipolar disorder.
This CKS topic does not cover details of secondary care management of bipolar disorder, or the management of cyclothymia or unipolar depression.
There are separate CKS topics on Alcohol - problem drinking, Depression, Depression - antenatal and postnatal, Depression in children, Poisoning or overdose, and Schizophrenia.
The target audience for this CKS topic is healthcare professionals working within the NHS in England, and providing first contact or primary health care.
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