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Cognitive Impairment and Functional Outcome in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder
Michael F. Green, MD

Cognitive impairment is a core feature of both bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Learn how to target treatment and enhance your patients' cognition to improve their functional outcomes.

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Update on Bipolar Disorder and Substance Abuse: Recent Findings and Treatment Strategies
Michael J. Ostacher, MD, MPH; Introduction: Gary S. Sachs, MD

Learn why 70% of patients with bipolar disorder also abuse substances and which treatments are effective for managing both disorders.

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Bipolar Disorder: Therapeutic Options
James W. Jefferson, MD

What factors influence the treatment of bipolar disorder? What pharmacologic and psychosocial interventions are effective in treating patients with this condition? In this Distance Rounds, you can learn strategies to optimize treatment for your patients with bipolar disorder.

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Academic Highlights: Managing Bipolar Disorder From Urgent Situations to Maintenance Therapy, Part 2: Focus on Maintenance
Rakesh Jain, MD, MPH (Chair) et al.

Learn how to individualize maintenance therapy to help your patients with bipolar disorder avoid relapse and stay in remission.

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Psychiatry in Brief: Insomnia and Emerging Therapies: Treating the Whole Patient
William M. Glazer, MD (Chair) et al.

Sleep disorders are often associated with mental illness. Find out how medical and psychiatric comorbidities can influence the presentation and course of insomnia and learn how to treat this sleep disorder.

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Commentary: Smoking Cessation in Patients With Psychiatric Disorders
Alan J. Gelenberg, MD (Chair) et al.

Find out why patients with psychiatric disorders are more likely to smoke than the general population, and review appropriate treatment strategies to aid in smoking cessation.

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Understanding Neuronal Pathways: Novel Targets for the Management of Insomnia
Thomas Roth, PhD (Chair) et al.

Read this Supplement to learn about the neurobiology of sleep pathology and find out how to optimize outcomes for your patients with insomnia.

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Narcolepsy and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness: From the Bench to the Bedside
Thomas Roth, PhD (Chair) et al.

Read this Supplement to review the pathophysiology of narcolepsy and examine treatment strategies to help you effectively manage your patients with this and other sleep disorders.

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Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors Revisited: Their Role in Depressive Disorders
Prakash S. Masand, MD (Facilitator) et al.

Experts address how to differentiate atypical depression from other depressive subtypes, and they review the role of MAOIs in the treatment of this condition.

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The Challenges of Dual Diagnosis: Managing Substance Abuse in Severe Mental Illness
E. Sherwood Brown, PhD, MD (Chair) et al.

Learn how to integrate therapies to effectively treat your patients with dual diagnosis.

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The Role of Psychosocial Interventions in Bipolar II Disorder: What Do We Know?
Holly A. Swartz, MD

Read this Brief Report to review combining psychosocial interventions with pharmacotherapy to optimize care for your patients with bipolar II disorder.

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Preventing Recurrent Depression: Long-Term Treatment for Major Depressive Disorder
David L. Dunner, MD (Chair) et al.

Find out about maintenance therapy strategies to help prevent relapse so your patients with recurrent depression can maintain remission.

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Observational, Pragmatic, and Clinical Trials in Bipolar Disorder
Eduard Vieta, MD, PhD

Learn about the roles of various methodologies in current bipolar disorder research, and discover how to apply the data to clinical practice.

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Managing Weight Gain and Metabolic Issues in Patients Treated With Atypical Antipsychotics
David C. Henderson, MD

Evaluate a patient for maintenance therapy to improve his antipsychotic-induced weight gain and metabolic issues.

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Please complete the following survey so that we can develop future activities that meet your educational needs.
1. How confident are you in your ability to optimize treatment and outcomes for patients with bipolar disorder?
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2. What percentage of your patients with bipolar disorder is treated with atypical antipsychotics?
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3. Which of these issues related to treating bipolar disorder are most challenging in your practice:
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4. Practice assessment and performance improvement activities are required as part of the Maintenance of Certification program of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Please rate your interest in starting a performance improvement program within the next 6 months.
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