This study is to provide reliable information on the management of bipolar disorders in real every day, clinical practice, to determine the clinical outcomes of such management and use of resources in relation to the disease, and to establish the factors associated with different management patterns and clinical outcomes.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder I or II (DSM-IV TR) in any phase of the disorder
• Patients who had at least one mood event (depression, mania, hypomania or mixed) according to DSM-IV TR definition during the 12 months prior to the beginning of the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who had the index mood event during the 3 months before the beginning of the study (Time 0).

Bipolar patients seen in mental health centers, clinics, private settings, hospitals or specialized units