Principles of treating patients with BD and comorbidities

Patients with bipolar disorder and comorbidities are typically more complex cases, involving poorer recovery and a less favourable disease course, than patients with bipolar disorder without medical or psychiatric comorbidities.¹ The Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) guidance summarized on the slide was an attempt to produce a clear evidence- and consensus-based guide to helping patients with these comorbidities.¹

Reference:
1. McIntyre RS, Rosenbluth M, Ramasubbu R, et al. Managing medical and psychiatric comorbidity in individuals with major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder. Ann Clin Psychiatry 2012; 24 (2): 163–169.