TREATMENT GUIDELINE FOR BIPOLAR MOOD DISORDER (BMD)
ACUTE PHASE 
  LEVEL 1
GO TO ALGORITHM BMD MANAGEMENT LEVEL 2
  LEVEL 3
ACUTE PHASE TREATMENT CONTINUES UNTIL THE PATIENT IS IN REMISSION LEVEL 4
   
FOLLOW THE ALGORITHM AS LONG AS THE PATIENT IS NOT YET IN REMISSION REMISSION
   
IF REMISSION HAS NOT BEEN ACHIEVED AFTER ALL MODALITIES OF TREATMENT AT FULL DOSE HAVE BEEN EXPLORED, CONTINUE WITH TREATMENT THAT ENSURES THE BEST FUNCTIONING
   
  LENGTH OF TREATMENT
  ACUTE PHASE
  MAINTENANCE PHASE
  RELAPSE PHASE