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Sorvaniemi M, Lahti T. Treatment practice of acute mania and bipolar depression: a nation-wide questionnaire survey in Finland. Int J Psychiatry Clin Pract. 2005;9(3):175-9doi: 10.1080/13651500510018239.
Sorvaniemi, M., & Lahti, T. (2005). Treatment practice of acute mania and bipolar depression: a nation-wide questionnaire survey in Finland. International journal of psychiatry in clinical practice, 9(3), 175-9. https://doi.org/10.1080/13651500510018239
Sorvaniemi, Marko, and Lahti, Tuomo. "Treatment practice of acute mania and bipolar depression: a nation-wide questionnaire survey in Finland." International journal of psychiatry in clinical practice vol. 9,3 (2005): 175-9. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/13651500510018239
Sorvaniemi M, Lahti T. Treatment practice of acute mania and bipolar depression: a nation-wide questionnaire survey in Finland. Int J Psychiatry Clin Pract. 2005;9(3):175-9. doi: 10.1080/13651500510018239. PMID: 24937787.
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Int J Psychiatry Clin Pract. 2005;9(3):175-9. doi: 10.1080/13651500510018239.

Treatment practice of acute mania and bipolar depression: a nation-wide questionnaire survey in Finland.

International journal of psychiatry in clinical practice

Marko Sorvaniemi, Tuomo Lahti

Affiliations

  1. Department of Psychiatry, University of Turku, Finland.

PMID: 24937787 DOI: 10.1080/13651500510018239

Abstract

Objective To compare Finnish clinicians' treatment practices of acute mania and bipolar depression with recommendations of consensus-based guidelines, and contemporary research results. Methods A nation-wide questionnaire survey of 228 Finnish clinicians employed in psychiatric hospitals. Results Effective response rate was 62%. Clinicians' practices were fairly adequately in line with contemporary recommendations. The main concerns were over-utilization of conventional antipsychotics in acute mania and underestimating the need for mood stabilizers to prevent induction of mood instability. Conclusion Continuous educating of clinicians is warranted to narrow the gap between guideline recommendations, research evidence and clinical practices.

Keywords: Treatment practice; bipolar depression; mania

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