Bipolar Affective Disorder in primary care | GP Webinar

St Patrick's Mental Health Services (SPMHS) hosts a GP Webinar series to support GPs and healthcare professionals in providing care for patients experiencing #mentalhealth difficulties. In the series, clinicians from across our services explore a variety of mental health difficulties, with information and guidance relevant to GP practice. In this webinar, Sean Lonergan, Cognitive Behavioural Therapist on the Bipolar Recovery Programme here at St Patrick’s Mental Health Services, explores how GPs can treat and support their patients living with bipolar affective disorder. Sean explores: How patients may present with symptoms of bipolar affective disorder in primary care How to differentiate bipolar affective disorder from unipolar depression Types of bipolar affective disorder diagnoses Risk factors and stressors for people living with bipolar affective disorder How to support patients when they are well, becoming unwell or when a severe mood episode occurs When to refer to specialist care. See more on bipolar disorder here: https://www.stpatricks.ie/mental-heal... Read more on diagnosing bipolar disorder in bipolar disorder in primary care here: https://www.stpatricks.ie/st-patricks... Learn more about the Bipolar Recovery Programme: https://www.stpatricks.ie/care-treatm... Subscribe to our digital newsletter for GPs and healthcare professionals here: https://www.stpatricks.ie/campaigns/s... #bipolar #bipolardisorder #bipolarawareness #gp #healthcareprofessionals #mentalhealth