Bipolar Depression - Differential Diagnosis in the Community
neuroscienceCME Chart Review
Premiere Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2013This activity offers CE credit for:
- Physicians (CME)
- Nurses (CNE)
- Pharmacists (ACPE)
- Other
All other clinicians will receive a Certificate of Attendance stating this activity was certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Credit Expiration Date:
Sunday, April 24, 2016
Note: Credit Is No Longer Available
 | Charles B. Nemeroff, MD, PhD Professor and Chair Department of Psychiatry Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences Director, Institute of Early Life Adversity Research Dell Medical School The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX |
 | Joseph R. Calabrese, MD Bipolar Disorders Research Chair and Professor of Psychiatry Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Director, Mood Disorders Program University Hospitals Case Medical Center Cleveland, OH |
More than one in five primary care patients with depression have bipolar disorder, a recurrent and sometimes chronic illness involving episodes of depression and mania or hypomania. The most frequent presentation is depression; mania, as a presentation, is much less frequently encountered in physicians' offices, both primary care and psychiatric. Bipolar depression is often missed in these situations. About half of patients with bipolar disorder have consulted three or more health care professionals before receiving a correct diagnosis, and the average time to first treatment is 10 years.(1)
It is imperative that clinicians carefully assess patients for bipolar disorder, especially those presenting with depression. In addition to taking patient and family histories, administration of a screening instrument can be very helpful.(2) The most widely used screening tool in outpatient clinics and the community is the Mood Disorder Questionnaire. This screening tool can help clinicians make a differential diagnosis of bipolar vs. unipolar depression.(1)
This neuroscienceCME Chart Review will guide clinicians to differentiate the types of depression that can present in the community and also highlight screening tools that can improve recognition of bipolar depression.
- Hirschfeld RM. Screening for bipolar disorder. Am J Manag Care. 2007;13(7 Suppl):S164-S169. PMID: 18041877.
- Rogers J, Agius M, Zaman R. Diagnosis of mental illness in primary and secondary care with a focus on bipolar disorder. Psychiatr Danub. 2012;24(Suppl 1):S86-S90. PMID: 22945195.
Join Dr. Nemeroff on June 26, 2013 at 12:00 PM ET for part 2 of the neuroscienceCME Chart Review series when the patient case will focus on clinical management of bipolar depression. Register Now!
The goals of this activity are to improve the recognition and diagnosis of bipolar depression and to increase the use of a screening tool to aid diagnosis.
At the end of this CE activity, participants should be able to:
- Evaluate patients who present with depressive symptomatology for bipolar depression.
- Regularly use a screening tool to assist in evaluating bipolar depression.
The following learning objectives pertain only to those requesting CNE or CPE credit:
- Acknowledge that bipolar depression is often missed as a diagnosis in community offices.
- Review screening tools that help evaluate depression.
This activity is supported by an educational grant from Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Physicians, physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, social workers, certified case managers, and all health care professionals who evaluate individuals for mood disorders.
CME Credit (Physicians):
CME Outfitters, LLC, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
CME Outfitters, LLC, designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CNE Credit (Nurses):
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 15510, for 1.0 contact hour.
CCMC Credit (Certified Case Managers):
This program has been approved for 1 hour by the Commission for Case Manager Certification (CCMC).
CPE Credit (Pharmacists):
CME Outfitters, LLC, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. 1.0 contact hours (0.1 CEUs)
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Dr. Nemeroff has disclosed that he receives grants/research support from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He serves as a consultant to Allergen, Inc.; Eli Lilly and Company; SK Pharma; Roche; Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.; and Xhale, Inc. He serves on the scientific advisory boards of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP); Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA); CeNeRx BioPharma; National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD); PharmaNeuroBoost; Xhale, Inc.; Skyland Trail; and AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals (2009). He serves on the board of directors of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP); Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA); Gratitude America; Cook Pharma, Inc. (2010); NovaDel Pharma, Inc; and Skyland Trail. He is a stockholder of CeNeRx BioPharma; NovaDel Pharma, Inc., PharmaNeuroBoost; Reevax Pharmaceuticals LLC; and Xhale, Inc. His other financial Interests include CeNeRx BioPharma and PharmaNeuroBoost. He holds patents for the following: method and devices for transdermal delivery of lithium (US 6,375,990B1); method of assessing antidepressant drug therapy via transport inhibition of monoamine neurotransmitters by ex vivo assay (US 7,148,027B2).
Dr. Calabrese has disclosed that he has received research/grant support from Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. He has presented on behalf of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and serves on the speakers bureaus for AstraZeneca; Benecke; Lundbeck; Medwiz Healthcare; ProMedica; and Spriant Communication Pvt. Ltd. He serves as a consultant for Biomedical Development Corporation; Convergent Health Solutions, LLC; Elan Health & Wellness; Hoffman-LaRoche Inc.; Lundbeck; Otsuka America, Inc.; Scienta; and Takeda Pharmaceutical USA, Inc. He has disclosed other financial or material support from Academia; Ohio Psychiatric Association; Ohio State University; University of Cincinnati; and University of Toronto.
Tony Graham, MD (content/peer reviewer) has no disclosures to report.
Ruth Cody, BSN, RN-BC (content/peer reviewer) has no disclosures to report.
Robert Kennedy (planning committee) has no disclosures to report.
Joy Bartnett Leffler, MLA, NASW, CSE (planning committee) has no disclosures to report.
Sandra Haas Binford, MAEd (planning committee) has no disclosures to report.
Sharon Tordoff, CCMEP (planning committee) has no disclosures to report.
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