NR-568 Week 7:
Management of Bipolar
Disorder, Type I in Primary
Care
Student Name
Chamberlain College of
Nursing
NR-568 Advanced
Pharmacology for Adult-
Gerontology Primary Care
Dr. Rilko
Date Submitted
, Bipolar Disorder,
Type I
• Clinical definition: Bipolar Disorder (BPD) is
a severe biologic illness characterized by
recurrent fluctuations in mood. (Rosenthal
& Burchum, 2021)
• B P D is separated into two major
categories; Type I & Type II
• Bipolar I disorder: Patients experience
manic or mixed episodes and usually
depressive episodes too
• The etiology of this condition h as evolved
recent years and current research supports
over
that causation is due to disruption of
neuronal survival and growth
https://
www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/October-
2020/What-People-Get-Wrong-About-
Bipolar- Disorder
Management of Bipolar
Disorder, Type I in Primary
Care
Student Name
Chamberlain College of
Nursing
NR-568 Advanced
Pharmacology for Adult-
Gerontology Primary Care
Dr. Rilko
Date Submitted
, Bipolar Disorder,
Type I
• Clinical definition: Bipolar Disorder (BPD) is
a severe biologic illness characterized by
recurrent fluctuations in mood. (Rosenthal
& Burchum, 2021)
• B P D is separated into two major
categories; Type I & Type II
• Bipolar I disorder: Patients experience
manic or mixed episodes and usually
depressive episodes too
• The etiology of this condition h as evolved
recent years and current research supports
over
that causation is due to disruption of
neuronal survival and growth
https://
www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/October-
2020/What-People-Get-Wrong-About-
Bipolar- Disorder