Bipolar Depression: Outcome and Pharmacological Treatment

Bipolar Depression is a largely understudied area. Patients are frequently misdiagnosed as Major Depression Disorder, which leads to utilization of inappropriate treatments including antidepressant monotherapy. This course will review risk factors of emergence of mixed symptoms with the use of antidepressants, the challenges and opportunities of the use of antidepressants, as well as Ketamine, and the efficacy and tolerability of antipsychotics, lithium, and mood stabilizers in the treatment of Bipolar Depression.