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Unipolar & Bipolar depression (video from lesson) Does anyone in your family have either unipolar or bipolar depression? Need the patient’s history before they came into the office Patients tend to speak on their depression but do not talk about mania or hypomania. Get a family member’s insigh A...

Unipolar & Bipolar depression (video from lesson) Does anyone in your family have either unipolar or bipolar depression? Need the patient’s history before they came into the office Patients tend to speak on their depression but do not talk about mania or hypomania. Get a family member’s insigh Antidepressants can make someone manic or cause someone to cycle more frequently. Common symptoms of unipolar & bipolar depression: a depressed mood or loss of interest or pleasure in daily activities, irritability, withdrawal, and problems with sleep, eating, energy, concentration, or self-worth, thoughts of suicide or psychotic symptoms. Bipolar medications- half-life, interactions, benefits, and adverse effects    Think about the common side effects of bipolar medication class, which medication has that side effect?   Antidepressants are used cautiously in clients with bipolar disorder & never as? Monotherapy, it should be combined with a mood stabilizer to prevent onset of a hypomanic/ manic episode.