Australian and New Zealand clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of bipolar disorder.

BACKGROUND: The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists is co-ordinating the development of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) in psychiatry, funded under the National Mental Health Strategy (Australia) and the New Zealand Health Funding Authority METHOD: For these guidelines, the...

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Publicado en:Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry Vol. 38; no. 5; pp. 280 - 306
Formato: algorithm practice guidelines research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Sage Publications Inc. May2004
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists is co-ordinating the development of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) in psychiatry, funded under the National Mental Health Strategy (Australia) and the New Zealand Health Funding Authority METHOD: For these guidelines, the CPG team reviewed the treatment outcome literature (including meta-analyses) and consulted with practitioners and consumers. TREATMENT RECOMMENDATIONS: This guideline provides evidence-based recommendations for the management of bipolar disorder by phase of illness, that is acute mania, mixed episodes and bipolar depression, and the prophylaxis of such episodes. It specifies the roles of various mood-stabilizing medications and of psychological treatments such as cognitive therapy and psycho-education.