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Patients with bipolar disorder may experience both manic and depressive symptoms which fluctuate over time, so appropriate monitoring includes assessment of both sets of symptoms. As these symptoms may persist even in the absence of a DSM-IV-defined mood episode, tools for monitoring must be sensitive to milder or subthreshold symptoms. In addition, as patients commonly experience concomitant axis I disorders, particularly anxiety disorders, symptom monitoring should address these symptoms as well.
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Perlis, R.H. (2009). Rating Scales for Bipolar Disorder. In: Baer, L., Blais, M.A. (eds) Handbook of Clinical Rating Scales and Assessment in Psychiatry and Mental Health. Current Clinical Psychiatry. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-387-5_4
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