Make a schematic flowchart for the diagnosis and management of bipolar

Make a schematic flowchart for the diagnosis and management of bipolar disorder in accordance with the latest guidelines

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The chart is structured as a 9-step vertical algorithm with three parallel treatment branches and a relapse loop. Here is a summary of its content:

Diagnostic Steps (1–5)

Step	Content
1	Initial presentation (mood, sleep, energy, behaviour)
2	Screening - MDQ and BSDS tools
3	Full assessment - history, exclude organic causes, investigations (TFTs, renal, ECG, urine drug screen)
4	DSM-5-TR criteria for manic episode (BD-I), hypomanic episode (BD-II), and MDE displayed side-by-side
5	BD subtype assignment (I, II, cyclothymia, specifiers) + mandatory suicide/safety risk assessment

Treatment Branches (Phase-Specific)

Three parallel columns for:

Mania/Hypomania - lithium, valproate, or atypical antipsychotic monotherapy (risperidone, quetiapine, aripiprazole, asenapine, cariprazine); ECT for severe/refractory
Mixed Episodes - valproate preferred, avoid antidepressants and lithium monotherapy
Bipolar Depression - quetiapine XR, lurasidone, cariprazine, lumateperone (FDA approved 2021); antidepressants only with mood stabiliser backbone

Steps 6–9

Maintenance - lithium (gold standard, antisuicidal), valproate, quetiapine, lamotrigine; duration guidance
Psychosocial - psychoeducation, CBT, IPSRT, family-focused therapy, MBCT
Monitoring - lithium levels, metabolic monitoring, mood charting, suicide reassessment
Special situations - pregnancy (avoid valproate), rapid cycling, comorbidities
Treatment resistance - clozapine, ECT, rTMS, ketamine (investigational)

Sources: DSM-5-TR (APA 2022) | CANMAT/ISBD 2023 | NICE 2025 | VA/DoD CPG 2023 | Goldman-Cecil Medicine

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