About this Research Topic
Contributions could include, but are not limited to, papers on the following themes:
• reliability or validity of existing guidelines in the diagnosis, assessment, evaluation, or management of bipolar disorder
• limitations of current guidelines and research addressing these limitations
• comparisons of diagnostic criteria between guidelines or between guidelines and other models used in the diagnosis and assessment, evaluation, or management of bipolar disorder
• studies examining prevalence rates or clinical implications relating to specific guidelines
• research addressing cultural, socioeconomic or other factors relating to the development or use of clinical guidelines in bipolar disorder
• Reviews and Mini-reviews of current international guidelines
• Opinion and Perspective articles on their application, limitations, and challenges.
Keywords: clinical guidelines, bipolar disorder, BD, bipolar
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