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What is prognosis for bipolar disorder when compliant with medication?
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It varies greatly: I have patients in my practice I have been seeing once a year for 21 years and they have been stable on lithium the whole time. Others have to be seen every other week and it seems like we are constantly chasing symptoms.
Answered 10/17/2015
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Good with caveat . .: Quality functioning only sustained with regular clinical follow-up and management of stressors.
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