Bipolar disorder and mechanisms of action of mood stabilizers

SI Rapoport, M Basselin, HW Kim, JS Rao - Brain research reviews, 2009 - Elsevier
… 2) for treating Bipolar I include the “mood stabilizers” 1 lithium (as carbonate or citrate salt,
approved for mania and maintenance therapy), divalproex (Depakote ® or Depakene ® , …

Effectiveness of mood stabilizers and antipsychotics in the maintenance phase of bipolar disorder: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

LA Smith, V Cornelius, A Warnock, A Bell… - … disorders, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Bipolar disorder (BD) is a leading cause of disability. Systematic reviews of
randomized trials for the treatment of the maintenance phase of BD are lacking. Objectives: To …

Mood stabilizers for patients with bipolar disorder: the state of the art

AC Altamura, L Lietti, C Dobrea, B Benatti… - Expert Review of …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Bipolar disorder (BD) is a prevalent and disabling condition, … for BD recommend the use of
mood stabilizers – either in … Commonly used in the clinical practice of BD, mood stabilizers

Use of mood stabilizers for hospitalized psychotic and bipolar disorder patients

A Ventriglio, A Vincenti, F Centorrino… - International clinical …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Treatments given to patients with primary psychotic disorders include mood stabilizers (MSs)
combined with other psychotropics, despite the limited evidence of efficacy, safety, and lack …

Changes in mood stabilizer prescription patterns in bipolar disorder

A Karanti, M Kardell, U Lundberg, M Landén - Journal of affective disorders, 2016 - Elsevier
… Our conclusion is that significant changes in the use of mood stabilizers in the treatment of
bipolar disorder have taken place in a relatively short time period in Sweden, with decreased …

SSRIs as mood stabilizers for Bipolar II Disorder? A proof of concept study

G Parker, L Tully, A Olley, D Hadzi-Pavlovic - Journal of Affective Disorders, 2006 - Elsevier
… SSRIs are a mood stabilizer for Bipolar II Disorder. METHOD: … any antidepressant, antipsychotic
or mood stabilizer drug. RESULTS: … sample of those with Bipolar Disorder is required. …

Lamotrigine and antiepileptic drugs as mood stabilizers in bipolar disorder

DJ Muzina, O Elhaj, P Gajwani, K Gao… - Acta Psychiatrica …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
… In this study, subjects with rapid cycling bipolar disorder that had stabilized on the combination
of lithium and divalproex were randomized to either lithium or divalproex monotherapy. …

Mood stabilizers and/or antipsychotics for bipolar disorder in the maintenance phase: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

T Kishi, T Ikuta, Y Matsuda, K Sakuma, M Okuya… - Molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
… We searched Embase, PubMed, and CENTRAL from inception until 22 May 2020 to investigate
which antipsychotics and/or mood stabilizers are better for patients with bipolar disorder

Therapeutic potential of mood stabilizers lithium and valproic acid: beyond bipolar disorder

CT Chiu, Z Wang, JG Hunsberger, DM Chuang - Pharmacological reviews, 2013 - ASPET
The mood stabilizers lithium and valproic acid (VPA) are traditionally used to treat bipolar
disorder (BD), a severe mental illness arising from complex interactions between genes and …

Emerging experimental therapeutics for bipolar disorder: insights from the molecular and cellular actions of current mood stabilizers

TD Gould, JA Quiroz, J Singh, CA Zarate… - Molecular …, 2004 - nature.com
… Molecular and cellular targets of current mood stabilizers … for bipolar disorder is truly daunting,
we are hopeful that understanding the mechanism of action of current mood stabilizers will …