A systematic review and random-effects model network meta-analysis was conducted to compare the efficacy, acceptability, tolerability, and safety of pharmacological interventions for adults with acute bipolar mania. We searched PubMed, the Cochrane Library, and Embase databases for eligible studies ...
Bipolar mania symptoms in men Men are much more likely to have a severe manic episode or feel manic symptoms where they have extreme highs, a lot of unexplained energy, and feel little to no need for sleep. This differs from women in that women much more commonly experience a depressive ep...
Which Bipolar Medicine Is Best? Doctors use many types of drugs to treat bipolar disorder. Some fight the extreme highs ofmaniaand others treat the lows ofdepression. You might take one drug at a time or a few at the same time. The bestbipolar medicineis the one that works best for you...
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Lithium(Eskalith, Lithobid) is one of the most widely used and studiedmedicationsfortreating bipolar disorder. Lithium helps reduce the severity and frequency ofmania. It may also help relieve or preventbipolardepression. Studies show that lithium can significantly reduce suicide risk. Lithium also hel...
Identical to the preceding guidelines of this series, these practice guidelines for the biological, mainly pharmacological treatment of acute bipolar mania were developed by an international Task Force of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP). Their purpose is to supply a ...
The efficacy of quetiapine in the treatment of acute bipolar mania has previously been established. This post-hoc analysis aims to extend our understanding of quetiapine's antimanic efficacy by evaluating its therapeutic effect across the full spectrum of manic symptoms. Patient-level data from four...
available.1 Further development of lithium as a safe and effective treatment for bipolar disorder (BD), both for acute mania and reduction of risk of recurrences of mania and bipolar depression was led by Mogens Schou in Denmark, following the initial report of long-term protective effects by ...
CONCLUSIONS: Risperidone monotherapy or adjunctive therapy with other first-line mood stabilizers may be effective for the treatment of acute bipolar mania in adults with moderate severity of mania. The use of risperidone as monotherapy in severe mania or in maintenance treatment remains to be ...
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