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Title

Long-term Use of Atypical Antipsychotics in Bipolar Disorder.

Authors

Ehret, Megan J.; Levin, Gary M.

Abstract

Bipolar disorder is a chronic disease that may require lifetime treatment. The maintenance therapy of bipolar disorder can be challenging for the treating clinician. Currently, according to the American Psychiatric Association (APA) guidelines, lithium, valproic acid, lamotrigine, carbamazepine, oxcarbazepine, and the antipsychotics are recommended for the maintenance treatment of bipolar disorder. The antipsychotics are recommended to be continued only if the clinician decides that they are necessary for the control of persistent psychosis or for prophylaxis against recurrence. Although the APA guidelines provide sufficient evidence for the use of these mood stabilizers, newer drugs such as the atypical antipsychotics are being investigated for use in the maintenance phase of treatment of bipolar disorder.

Subjects

BIPOLAR disorder; ANTIPSYCHOTIC agents; DRUG therapy; LAMOTRIGINE; CARBAMAZEPINE

Publication

Pharmacotherapy, 2006, Vol 26, Issue 8, p1134

ISSN

0277-0008

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1592/phco.26.8.1134

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