Chamberlain College of Nursing NR449 Evidence-Based Practice

Chamberlain College of Nursing NR449 Evidence-Based Practice

Introduction Bipolar disorder has a significant cause to morbidity and mortality rate. Although we have an active treatment, there is an extensive wait before diagnosis and treatment are initiated. This research was done to examine factors associated with the delay of bipolar disorder before the diagnosis and the onset of treatment. Bipolar disorder is also called manic depression. This disorder is characterized with the events of mood swings ranging from depressive lows to manic highs. The history of bipolar disorder presents with depression, so initial episodes look very similar to a major depressive disorder. Therefore, there is often a prolonged delay in the exact diagnosis of bipolar disorder, and any significant wait influence the initiation of appropriate treatment. This paper investigates whether the delay in the diagnosis of bipolar disorder is inescapable. This means is the delay in diagnosing bipolar disorder unavoidable or unpreventable (Fritz et al, 2017). Article summary Bipolar disorder frequently beings with an early diagnosis of depression. This creates a delay in the exact judgement and treatment of bipolar disorder. Although research has focused on predictors in the analytic change from the depression stage to bipolar disorder. The research on this prolonged diagnosis is scant. These researchers examine the time it took to diagnose one with bipolar disorder after an early diagnosis of major depressive disorder to understand the patient features and psychological factors that may explain the delay