CCO Neuroscience Podcast

Symptom Management in Bipolar Depression: Realistic Expectations and Strategies for Improvement

Episode Summary

Joseph F. Goldberg, MD, and Roger McIntyre, MD, FRCPC, discuss strategies and expectations for symptom management in bipolar depression, including the value of measurement-based care in optimizing patient outcomes.

Episode Notes

In this episode, Joseph F. Goldberg, MD, and Roger McIntyre, MD, FRCPC, shed light on the symptom improvement timeline in bipolar depression. This is a topic made more complex when factoring in individual patient characteristics and comorbidities, but the 2 experts have astute insights on how to tailor a management plan based on such factors. They cover symptom management and improvement from a variety of angles, including evaluating improvement in functionality and mood, guidance on follow-up and dose adjustment schedules, the utility of measurement-based care, and—of most importance—how to best communicate with and support a patient while they work towards remission and recovery.

Presenters:

Joseph F. Goldberg, MD
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York

Roger McIntyre, MD, FRCPC
Professor of Psychiatry and Pharmacology
Department of Psychiatry/Pharmacology
University of Toronto
Head, Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit
Department of Psychiatry
Toronto, Canada

This content is based on a CE/CME program supported by independent educational grants from AbbVie and Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.

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