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• Apply existing screening practices and diagnostic criteria to patients with bipolar disorder
• Describe the challenges, including comorbid conditions, associated with diagnosis of bipolar disorder
• Identify current and emerging treatment modalities for the management of bipolar disorder and apply them to patient cases using evidence-based medicine
• Describe the challenges associated with treating patients with bipolar disorder, including medication adherence, and incorporate that knowledge in an effort to optimize communication with patients during the initial patient presentation, first stages of treatment, and follow up
• Evaluate a specific patient during the maintenance phase of therapy and suggest modifications for improvement, taking into account: efficacy; changes in symptoms, adverse effects of therapy; and the disease and treatment’s impact on quality of life