This article reviews the disease staging model in relation to Bipolar Disorder and its effect on the treatment of BPD. The stages associated with Bipolar Disorder include latent, onset, recurrence and prolonged. Based on a study conducted, they found that the use of one medication was most prevalent in the first stage. In the second, a combination of atypical antipsychotics with a mood stabilizer was the most common medication intervention. In stages here and four, the use of three or more drug combinations to effectively treat Bipolar I in chronic patients. The anti-psychotic Clozapine was found to correspond with reduced need for more medications in the later stages. The study suggests that the more bipolar episodes corresponds with high
