Intensive Services Grand Rounds

Presentation:
Management of Bipolar Disorder 2020

Speaker:
Descartes Li, MD
Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Vice Chair for Education
Department of Psychiatry
UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences

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Learning objectives:
By the end of this presentation, learners will be able to:

• Manage biphasic depression (i.e., post-manic depression) differently from spontaneous depression in bipolar disorder
• Utilize lithium and divalproex effectively for the prevention of manic episodes and thereby decrease depressive episodes
• Communicate more comfortably with patients about decreasing usage of antidepressants in bipolar depression
• Prepare early episode management plans for each of their patients

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Intensive Services Grand Rounds presentations are for educational purposes and are intended only for an audience of medical professionals.

Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits will be available for licensed physicians participating in this activity. You must attend this event in-person and sign in to qualify for CME credit.