Can Fluoxetine Help Bipolar Patients?
Health Encyclopedia: Bipolar Disorder Treatment
Treatment
Bipolar disorder is a recurrent disease that can be unpredictable. The major goals of treatment are to:
- Treat and reduce the severity of acute episodes of mania or depression when they occur
- Reduce the frequency of episodes
- Avoid cycling from one phase to another
- Help the patient function as best as possible between episodes
The doctor will first try to determine what may have triggered the attack and identify any accompanying medical or emotional problems that might interfere with or compli...
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Goodwin and Jamison Book a Major Achievement
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Dr. Goodwin's Bipolar Spectrum Disorder Challenges the DSM
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Migraine Disease and Bipolar Disorder, a Link
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Health Guide
Bipolar Medications
...Duralith, Lithobid, Lithizine, Eskalith, Lithane) is one of the standard mood stabilizing drugs for bipolar disorder. Lithium is extremely helpful for most patients and it significantly reduces... Read more »Eating Disorders: Treatment for Bulimia
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...integral part of depressive disorders, with more than 90% of depressed patients experiencing insomniaBipolar disorderInsomnia may also cause emotional problems. It is often unclear which condition... Read more »Depression Treatment
...treating the depression first often relieves both problems. More severe psychiatric problems, such as bipolar disorder or schizophrenia, require specialized treatments.Patients with Depression and... Read more »Related News
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