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Strategies for Shifting From Acute to Maintenance Treatment for Bipolar I Disorder
Guidelines lay out strategies for maintenance treatment of bipolar I disorder, with an algorithm for pharmacologic and psychosocial interventions. Dr Suppes describes guideline recommendations and situations when you might need to vary from the algorithm.
Evidence-Based Treatment Targets, Selection, and Strategies for Acute Manic and Mixed Episodes of Bipolar I Disorder
When should you rely on top-ranked treatment options for acute bipolar mania, and when should you skip down to lower-ranked options? In this brief CME activity, expert Dr Suppes describes guideline recommendations and provides a case illustration.
Effectiveness of Pharmacologic Interventions in the Management of Weight Gain in Patients With Severe Mental Illness: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Patients with severe mental illness tend to have a higher prevalence of metabolic disorders. This review updates the current evidence on the effectiveness of add-on medications to treat weight gain in patients with severe mental illness.
Adding Increased Energy or Activity to Criterion (A) of the DSM-5 Definition of Hypomania and Mania: Effect on the Diagnoses of 907 Patients From the Bipolar Collaborative Network
Since 2013, when DSM-5 was published, a third of the patients previously diagnosed with bipolar disorder no longer qualify as having the disorder. So what does this say about those who did meet the stricter DSM-5 criteria?
Lithium Treatment in a Severely Depressed Child At Risk for Bipolar Disorder
Treatment of severely depressed children at risk for bipolar disorder is challenging. Read about an 11-year-old girl with depression, suicidal ideation, and family history of bipolar disorder whose symptoms remitted after lithium monotherapy.
Hereditary Features of Bipolar Disorder
Family history plays an important role in bipolar disorder, with apparent polygenic interactions. This case report highlights the importance of monitoring family members of patients with bipolar disorder as a preventive strategy.
Anticonvulsant Mood Stabilizer and Lithium Use and Risk of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
Women who take mood stabilizers have a greater risk of placenta-mediated pregnancy complications. But are the mood stabilizers themselves responsible for this higher risk? This study explores that question.
