Four-Part Case Series on Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia

Bipolar disorder is a severe, but common, psychiatric disorder that is associated with persistent symptoms & significant dysfunction, and is one of the costliest psychiatric disorders – both in America and across the globe. This disorder is a lifelong illness and evidence suggests that symptoms are recurrent & can become worse with repeated relapses. New medications and methods to treat bipolar disorder can provide clinicians with more efficient options – generally with improved tolerability and side effect profiles – to treat their patients, with a goal of effective symptom management and relapse prevention.

Schizophrenia is a serious psychiatric disorder featuring positive symptoms such as hallucinations, delusions, and aggressive behavior. While these symptoms are serious and are typically the primary focus of clinical attention & pharmacological treatment, it is the negative and cognitive symptoms that are harder to treat, resulting in persisting long-term issues. Recently developed treatments have become available and are better tolerated by patients, with fewer side-effects experienced, and may play a key role in social function improvement.

In this four-part case series, Roger S. McIntyre, MD, FRCPC, and John M. Kane, MD,  each presented two individual patient cases on bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, respectively. Each case featured two separate live Q&A sessions with the experts, where Drs. McIntyre and Kane took questions from participants on each case at hand.

Participate in these enduring webcasts for free anytime and learn how you can best treat and manage your patient with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia! View the cases below and click the corresponding link to begin.