Long-term use of mood-stabilizing drugs has long been a cornerstone of clinical treatment for bipolar disorder (BD). Lithium, which has been in use longer than any other, can be highly effective. In…
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Researchers have published results of experiments in rodents suggesting that lithium, a widely prescribed mood stabilizer, may have value as an adjunct to ketamine therapy in people who suffer from…
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A study covering the 20 years between 1997 and 2016 shows that substantial changes have occurred in the way doctors are treating outpatients diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
Among a number of…
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For years, the drug lithium has been widely regarded as a first-line treatment for adults with bipolar disorder. The scientific evidence of its advantages over other mood-stabilizing medicines has…
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A multi-decade study focusing on children of parents diagnosed with bipolar disorder quantifies the risk—24.5%—that they themselves will develop bipolar illness, and suggests a “progressive sequence…
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