Notes on bipolar concordance relations

Notes on strict concordance relations

The idea of concordance is central to many MCDM techniques. It leads to comparing alternatives by pairs on the basis of a comparison in terms of importance of the coalitions of attributes favoring each element of the pair. Such a way of comparing alternatives has a definite “ordinal” flavor. It is well-know that it may lead to relations that do not possess any remarkable transitivity properties...

Enhancing multiyear guideline concordance for bipolar disorder through collaborative care.

OBJECTIVE Implementation of evidence-based care for serious mental illnesses such as bipolar disorder has been suboptimal. Improving and sustaining concordance with clinical practice guidelines has been a cornerstone of efforts to enhance evidence-based care and improve outcomes. For bipolar disorder, however, there has been only one regional controlled trial reporting guideline concordance, an...

Treatment of bipolar disorder in the Netherlands and concordance with treatment guidelines: study protocol of an observational, longitudinal study on naturalistic treatment of bipolar disorder in everyday clinical practice

BACKGROUND While various guidelines on the treatment of bipolar disorder have been published over the last decades, adherence to guidelines has been reported to be low. In this article we describe the protocol of a nationwide, multicenter, longitudinal, non-intervention study on the treatment of bipolar disorder in the Netherlands. Study aims are to provide information on the nature and content...

Author's response to reviews Title: Pharmacotherapy for Bipolar Disorder and concordance with treatment guideline: survey of a general population sample referred to a tertiary care service. Authors:

Adherence to Turkish psychiatric association guideline for bipolar depression treatment in a specialized mood disorders outpatient unit.

BACKGROUND Bipolar patients spend up to one third of their lives in depression however, acute treatment guidelines mainly focused on the manic phase of illness. With recent attention to the importance of evidence-based medicine in psychiatry, a number of treatment guidelines have emerged to aid clinicians in clinical decision making. Here, we aim to measure concordance with the Turkish Psychiat...