Tina Matthews-Hayes, DNP, FNP, PMHNP

Tina Matthews-Hayes, DNP, CRNP, FNP-BC, discusses the importance of a therapeutic alliance with her patient with bipolar disorder.

Are you taking care of yourself?

Michael E. Thase, MD; Theresa Cerulli, MD; Gustavo Alva, MD, DFAPA; and Tina Matthews-Hayes, DNP, FNP, PMHNP, provide insight on the role of telemedicine in improving outcomes for patients with bipolar disorder.

A panel of experts in psychiatry consider the use of a novel second-generation antipsychotic for the management of treatment resistant depression.

Michael E. Thase, MD, presents the case of a 47-year-old man with treatment resistant bipolar depression.

Psychiatric experts consider mood stabilizers when treating bipolar disorder and review the role of antidepressants in disease management.

Theresa Cerulli, MD, and Tina Matthew-Hayes, DNP, FNP, PMHNP, review diagnostic difficulties of the patient’s primary care physician in patient case #1 and share optimal approaches to the diagnosis and treatment for patients with bipolar disorder.

Tina Matthews-Hayes, DNP, FNP, PMHNP, comments on screening tools for bipolar disorder and Gustavo Alva, MD, DFAPA, shares his impressions from patient case #1.

A panel of experts in psychiatry share insights on the challenges and importance of making an accurate diagnosis of bipolar disorder.

Experts in psychiatry review the case of a 27-year-old woman who presents for evaluation of a complex depressive disorder.