| Unfortunately, many people with bipolar
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| | participate.
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| symptoms are unable to get the treatment,
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| | In recent years, the National Institute
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| medications and support they require due
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| | of Mental Health (NIMH) has introduced a
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| to financial difficulties. There is an
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| | new generation of "real-world" clinical
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| option, however.
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| | studies. They are called "real-world"
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| Some people with bipolar disorder receive
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| | studies for several reasons. Unlike
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| medication and/or psychosocial therapy at
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| | traditional clinical trials, they offer
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| no charge by volunteering to participate
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| | multiple different treatments and
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| in clinical studies (clinical trials).
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| | treatment combinations.
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| Clinical studies involve the scientific
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| | In addition, they aim to include large
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| investigation of illness and treatment of
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| | numbers of people with mental disorders
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| illness in humans.
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| | living in communities throughout the U.S.
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| Clinical studies in mental health can
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| | and receiving treatment across a wide
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| yield information about the usefullness
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| | variety of settings. Individuals with
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| of a medication or a combination of
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| | more than one mental disorder, as well as
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| treatments, the efficacy of a behavioral
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| | those with co-occurring physical
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| intervention or type of psychotherapy,
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| | illnesses, are encouraged to consider
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| the reliability of a diagnostic
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| | participating in these new studies.
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| procedure, or the success of a prevention
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| | The main goal of the real-world studies
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| method.
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| | is to improve treatment strategies and
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| Clinical studies also guide scientists in
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| | outcomes for all people with these
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| learning how illness develops,
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| | disorders.
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| progresses, lessens, and affects both
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| | In addition to measuring improvement in
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| mind and body. Millions of Americans
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| | illness symptoms, the studies will
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| diagnosed with mental illness lead
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| | evaluate how treatments influence other
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| healthy, productive lives because of
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| | important, real-world issues such as
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| information discovered through clinical
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| | quality of life, ability to work, and
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| studies.
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| | social functioning. They also will assess
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| These studies are not always right for
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| | the cost-effectiveness of different
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| everyone, however. It is important for
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| | treatments and factors that affect how
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| each individual to consider carefully the
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| | well people stay on their treatment
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| possible risks and benefits of a clinical
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| | plans.
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| study before making a decision to
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