Evidence-Based Guidelines for Bipolar Disorder Therapy
‘Many patients with depression are now recognized as having bipolar disorder, a chronic biphasic mood disorder with episodes of both depression and mania or hypomania. Successful management of bipolar disorder requires suppression of acute mania, treatment of acute depression, and prevention of relapse into either condition. No single medication can achieve all of these objectives. McIntyre and colleagues examined evidence supporting the efficacy of each of the medications commonly used to treat bipolar disorder. Their review article stresses the need for individualization of therapy and adaptation to the changing needs of each patient over time.’
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