Bipolar disorder

Summary

The NICE clinical guideline on bipolar disorder covers:

• what treatment people with bipolar disorder can expect to be offered, including medication and psychological therapies
• advice on self-help
• the services that may help people with bipolar disorder, including psychiatric or specialist mental health services
• how families and carers may be able to support people with bipolar disorder, and get support for themselves.

This guidance has replaced TA66 Bipolar disorder - new drugs

Documents

For healthcare professionals

• CG38 Bipolar disorder: NICE guideline
• CG38 Bipolar disorder: NICE guideline (MS Word format)
• CG38 Bipolar disorder: quick reference guide
• CG38 Bipolar disorder: full guideline (including appendices 1-21)
• CG38 Bipolar disorder: full guideline appendix 22a
• CG38 Bipolar disorder: full guideline appendix 22b
• CG38 Bipolar disorder: full guideline appendix 22c
• CG38 Bipolar disorder: full guideline appendix 23a
• CG38 Bipolar disorder: full guideline appendix 23b
• CG38 Bipolar disorder: full guideline appendix 23c
• CG38 Bipolar disorder: full guideline appendix 24a
• CG38 Bipolar disorder: full guideline appendix 24b
• CG38 Bipolar disorder: full guideline appendix 24c

For patients, carers and the public

• CG38 Bipolar disorder: information for the public
• CG38 Bipolar disorder: information for the public (MS Word format)

Background information

• 2006/035 New guidelines set to raise awareness and improve identification, diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorder in children and adults

Implementing this guidance

Any further information NICE has produced to help the NHS implement this guideline locally is linked to below:

• CG38 Bipolar disorder: slide set
• CG38 Bipolar disorder: implementation advice
• CG38 Bipolar disorder: costing report
• CG38 Bipolar disorder: costing template

Implementation lead