Randomised controlled trial of efficacy of teaching patients with bipolar disorder to identify early symptoms of relapse and obtain treatment
BMJPublished 16 January 1999Open access
Amy Perry, Nicholas Tarrier, Richard Morriss, Ellen P. McCarthy, Kirsten Limb
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Teaching patients with bipolar disorder to recognise early symptoms of manic relapse and seek early treatment is associated with important clinical improvements in time to first manic relapse, social functioning, and employment.
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Teaching patients to recognise early symptoms of manic relapse and seek early treatment is associated with important clinical improvements in time to first manic relapse, social functioning, and employment.
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