Bipolar disorder is a common serious mental illness, according to the World Health Organization, the incidence of bipolar disorder is about 1-2%, and up to 5%. In order to raise public awareness of bipolar disorder, convey scientific knowledge of the disease and treatment concepts, and improve the diagnosis and treatment level of bipolar disorder in China, the World Bipolar Disorder Day has officially come to China under the advocacy of national experts in the field of psychiatry. In addition, in order to strengthen the long-term management of the disease and provide patients with a sustainable platform for doctor-patient communication and disease information exchange, the China Bipolar Disorder Patient Care Program was officially launched with the support of major hospitals across the country. The “Bipolar Disorder Care Program” includes a series of programs such as disease popularization and professional doctor training. In order to provide patients and the public with first-hand information on the treatment and management of bipolar disorder, the program plans to conduct free clinics in 21 cities across the country, so that bipolar disorder patients can receive first-hand information on the treatment and management of the disease from professional doctors, especially the nation’s top experts. At the same time, it will fully mobilize the power of medical college students to form a disease propaganda group and conduct roadshows in schools, communities and shopping malls. At present, there is still a big gap between grass-roots doctors and doctors from big cities and large hospitals in terms of diagnosis, treatment and post-phase management of the disease, so starting from May this year, it will organize top experts to carry out psychiatrists’ training programs nationwide one after another to improve the professional ability of grass-roots doctors through interpretation of the guidelines and discussion of cases. The training program will be organized by top experts nationwide from May this year to improve the professional ability of primary care doctors through guideline interpretation and case discussion. In addition, considering the fact that it takes up to 10 years for a patient to be diagnosed for the first time, it is hoped that the program will call on the government, society, and hospitals to pay more attention to psychiatric illnesses, and to gradually explore and establish a green channel for the diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorder. Prof. Liu Tiebang, vice president of the Psychiatry Branch of the Chinese Medical Doctors’ Association and chairman of the Working Committee on Bipolar and Related Disorders, pointed out, “Strengthening the popularization and education of mental health knowledge, raising the public’s awareness of mental health, correctly treating mental disorders, and changing the discrimination of the society against the patients and the sense of shame of the patients themselves, will play a great role in promoting the patients to seek medical treatment and diagnosis in time. It is a great impetus to promote timely consultation and treatment of patients. The implementation of the ‘China Bipolar Disorder Patient Care Program’ helps to shorten the distance between patients’ illnesses and their entry into hospitals, and is also an important milestone in promoting the construction of professional disciplines and diagnosis and treatment levels.” “Bipolar disorder refers to a type of mood disorder that involves both manic or hypomanic episodes and depressive episodes, and is most prevalent among 15-19 year olds. The first episode of bipolar disorder is depression, often followed by one to several depressive episodes followed by manic or hypomanic episodes. During manic episodes, the patient will show symptoms such as heightened emotion, increased speech, racing thoughts, and increased activity. In depressive episodes, patients will show persistent anxiety and sadness, slow thinking, decreased energy, and in severe cases, psychotic symptoms such as hallucinations and delusions may occur. Prof. Liu Tiebang pointed out: “For patients with bipolar disorder, they may be in extreme emotional fluctuations for a long time in their life. Because of this, the emotional recurrence, physical and mental exhaustion and social pressure brought by the disease make the haze of suicide always hang over the patients. According to statistics, the risk of suicide in patients with bipolar disorder is 10 times higher than that of the general population, 25-50% of patients with bipolar disorder have suicidal behaviors, and 11-19% of them die by suicide, with young patients being especially prone to suicide in the first year after their first diagnosis. In addition, bipolar disorder is not only a mental illness, it and other diseases co-morbidity is also very high, such as cardiovascular disease prevalence rate increased by 20% compared with the general population, is a serious danger to physical and mental health serious mental illness.” The “three principles” help patients to positively face and live with the disease The treatment of bipolar disorder needs to focus on the “three principles”: the principle of integration, the principle of long-term, as well as the principle of joint participation of patients and their families. The comprehensive principle refers to the adoption of multiple measures, such as psychotropic drugs, physical therapy, psychotherapy and crisis intervention, which are used in an integrated manner to improve treatment efficacy and compliance; the long-term principle refers to the need for patients to comply with the doctor’s instructions for long-term treatment, so as to realize coexistence with the disease and improve the quality of life; and the principle of joint participation of the patient and his family encourages the participation of family members in the treatment of the patient, which will help the patient improve his compliance and reduce relapse. Prof. Ma Yantao of the Department of Psychiatry of Peking University Sixth Hospital said, “Bipolar disorder is a disease that lasts for a lifetime, but as long as the treatment is good and the symptoms are under control, the patient will be able to live a normal life. Medication (including mood stabilizers, antipsychotics, antidepressants) is still the main treatment for bipolar disorder, and mood stabilizers (e.g. valproic acid) are internationally recognized as the main therapeutic drugs, the main choice from the acute phase to the consolidation and maintenance phase, and with the long-lasting and low side-effects characteristics into.