Recognising the relevance of cognitive dysfunction in the clinical management of bipolar disorder

Abstract

The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) is to be commended for setting forth clear and detailed directions regarding the management of bipolar disorder's (BD) mood symptomatology and episode recurrence in its 2020 clinical practice guidelines (1). We were surprised however, that cognitive dysfunction was only briefly mentioned as an aspect of BD's symptom profile (in the context of the ACE model).