Management of Bipolar Disorder in Adults - VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guidelines

Management of Bipolar Disorder in Adults

The guideline describes the critical decision points in the management of bipolar disorder in adults and provides clear and comprehensive evidence based recommendations incorporating current information and practices for practitioners throughout the DoD and VA Health Care systems. The guideline is intended to improve patient outcomes and local management of adult patients with bipolar disorder.


The guideline is formatted as six algorithms, with annotations:

■Module A - Acute Manic or Hypomanic Epidode
■Module B - Acute Depressive Episode
■Module C - Maintenance Phase
■Module D - Pharmacotherapy Interventions
■Module E - Psychosocial Interventions
■Module F - Specific Recommendations for Management of Older Persons with Bipolar Disorder


Bipolar Disorder - Full Guideline (1,473 KB, PDF) 176 pages
http://www.healthquality.va.gov/bipolar/bd_305_full.pdf


Bipolar Disorder - Guideline Summary (697 KB, PDF) 78 pages
http://www.healthquality.va.gov/bipolar/bd_306_sum.pdf

Management of Bipolar Disorder in Adults - VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guidelines