Addressing selective compliance in patients with bipolar depression: an expert panel discussion.(SPECIAL SECTION: BIPOLAR DISORDER)(Panel Discussion)

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An estimated five million Americans have bipolar disorder, which is marked by alternating periods of moderate and severe depression and mania. In fact, the U.S. prevalence rate of bipolar I disorder is 1.6%. (1) Bipolar disorder is an episodic, lifelong illness. Frequently, a patient will experience several episodes of depression before a manic episode occurs. Bipolar disorder always should be considered in the differential diagnosis of depression. (2)

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