501-26: Timing, Treatment, Trust: Shaping the Trajectory of Bipolar Disorder

This presentation explores how timely recognition, evidence-based treatment, and therapeutic alliance can alter the long-term trajectory of bipolar disorder.

Presenter:  Anyi Atabong, DNP, PMHNP-BC, FNP-C, PMH-C

Disclosures:  The APNA planners and faculty, with the exception of those listed below, have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. Off-label uses will not be discussed during this presentation.

Anyinke Atabong, DNP, PMHNP-BC, FNP-C, PMH-C is a speaker for Intracellular Therapies and AbbVie Pharmaceuticals and is a consultant for Otsuka Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Atabong was previously an advisor for Teva Pharmaceuticals (relationship ended within the past 24 months).

Session Length:  1 hour 30 minutes

Target Audience:  RN, APRN

Learning Outcome:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

• Describe two evidence-based pharmacologic or non-pharmacologic treatment strategies for bipolar disorder tailored to individual patient needs.

Keywords:  Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Mood Disorder, Shared Decision-making, Equity

Nursing Continuing Professional Development:
1.5 pharmacology contact hours.  * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to presentation, complete the evaluation and honor statement, and pass the post-test with a score of 80% or higher before the expiration date. Once all steps are successfully completed, the certificate will be generated online, available for you to print immediately. Contact hours cannot be awarded unless all required components are completed. Partial credit will not be awarded.

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Release date:  July 7, 2026
Access to this course will end:  July 31, 2028

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