Background: The current paper introduces the actual International College of Neuro-
Psychopharmacology clinical guidelines for the treatment of bipolar disorder. Concept and …

Background: The current paper includes a systematic search of the literature, a detailed
presentation of the results, and a grading of treatment options in terms of efficacy and …

INTRODUCTION: The development of treatment guidelines emerged as an important
element so as to standardize treatment and to provide clinicians with algorithms, which …

Objective: To discuss the criteria used to diagnose the mood episodes that constitute bipolar
disorder, the approach to the differential diagnosis of these presentations, and the evidence …

Abstract The British Association for Psychopharmacology guidelines specify the scope and
target of treatment for bipolar disorder. The second version, like the first, is based explicitly …

The British Association for Psychopharmacology guidelines specify the scope and targets of
treatment for bipolar disorder. The third version is based explicitly on the available evidence …

Bipolar disorder (BPAD) is a serious mental disorder characterized by episodes of
depression, hypomania/mania and mixed episodes, with interepisodic recovery. However …

Objective: To provide clinically relevant evidence‐based recommendations for the
management of bipolar disorder in adults that are informative, easy to assimilate and …

The British Association for Psychopharmacology guidelines specify the scope and target of
treatment for bipolar disorder. They are based explicitly on the available evidence and …

This paper is a systematic review of the available data concerning the treatment of bipolar
disorder: a systematic Medline search concerning treatment guidelines and clinical trials …