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Management of acute mania
Bipolar Disorder Care Standard 22: Treatment and outcomes are recorded for the acute mania phase.

Criteria
22a The care record shows that a treatment algorithm for acute mania, based on SIGN or NICE guidelines, is followed.

22b The care record shows a measurement of outcome in acute mania using a validated tool, eg Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS).

Supporting material for standard 22:
Example treatment algorithms are available in the SIGN (page 12) and NICE (page 11) guidelines.