Abstract 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 …

Objectives. These guidelines are based on a first edition that was published in 2004, and
have been edited and updated with the available scientific evidence up to October 2012 …

The British Association for Psychopharmacology guidelines specify the scope and targets of
treatment for bipolar disorder. The third version is based explicitly on the available evidence …

The data surveyed in this book suggest that psychiatric drug treatment is currently
administered on the basis of ahuge collective myth; the myth that psychiatric drugs act by …

We summarize evidence supporting contemporary pharmacological treatment of phases of
BD, including: mania, depression, and long-term recurrences, emphasizing findings from …

Objectives: Via an international panel of experts, this paper attempts to document, review,
interpret, and propose operational definitions used to describe the course of bipolar …

OBJECTIVE: Observational studies suggest that long-term lithium treatment has a strong
antisuicidal effect in mood disorders, but it is uncertain whether this association is a genuine …

Abstract The British Association for Psychopharmacology guidelines specify the scope and
target of treatment for bipolar disorder. The second version, like the first, is based explicitly …

Background In a previous meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials comparing lithium
with placebo as a long-term treatment in bipolar disorders, we observed a clear preventative …

OBJECTIVE: The authors compared the efficacy of olanzapine and lithium in the prevention
of mood episode relapse/recurrence. METHOD: Patients with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder …