Tuesday, June 06, 2006
As a relative or person with bipolar disorder, it is important to consider the potentially increased cardiovascular risk associated with the illness and its treatment. One step is to make sure that your psychiatrist and primary care physician are aware of these issues, and aware that you want to reduce your risk factors. A valuable cardiovascular risk factor resource for patients is the National Institute of Health.
(Note: Visitors interested in the evolution of psychiatric treatment models and Sam Guze’s role in reshaping American psychiatry should read A History of Psychiatry: From the Era of the Asylum to the Age of Prozac by Edward Shorter.)
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