Nationwide & Online Resources
Sponsors Family to Family, an education and support program
for families of people with mental illness.
Expert Consensus Treatment Guidelines for
Bipolar Disorder This guide is for patients and families.
A searchable resource for professionals and consumers containing
summaries of the latest noteworthy psychiatric news, as well as a
searchable database of information on illnesses, treatments, and
research. It is updated daily.
http://cme.medscape.com/viewarticle/701882?src=cmemp
http://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/public/bipolardisorder/howtotell/self-
testing.cfm
There are not yet any biological tests to determine whether or not a person has bi-polar disorder However, certain well established criteria used by mental health professionals which can help you with a diagonsis.
Treatment Resistant Depression (technical)
This is for doctors, patients who can handle it, care givers, therapists, case managers etc.
It is a 13 page article, about what treatment resistent depression (TRD) is
and how to clinically treat it.
M.D. D.O., etc can use it for CEU
Clinical Considerations in Major Depressive Disorder: Focus on Treatment-Resistant Depression CME/CE Bradley N. Gaynes, MD, MPH