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Friday, October, 23, 2009

Definition Of Mania

New med matches Zyprexa for bipolar mania

October 03, 2008
An experimental medication was shown to have a similar power to control bipolar disorder symtpoms as Zyprexa in a new study. The new med, asenapine, reduced mania symptoms in patients with a manic or mixed episode as well as Zyprexa in the trial. Many experts consider Zyprexa to be the 'gold standard' treatment for mania in bipolar disorder. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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FLIGHTY - A New Way to Identify Hypomania
By Sue Bergeson , Health Expert

...L. Wagner suggested a new way to identify when hypomania might be present.   Hypomania is a... Read more »

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Goodwin and Jamison Book a Major Achievement
By John McManamy , Health Expert

...DSM. These involve “mixed states,” symptoms of mania in depression and symptoms of... Read more »

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Bipolar Depression: When Nothing Works - What Now?
By Ask the Expert Patient , Health Expert

...God, Stewart, I don’t think I can take that again. Mania gets all the attention, but... Read more »

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Women and Bipolar: part two
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

...development of an antidepressant that would not result in mania would be a significant step... Read more »

Health Guide

Depression Issues: What is depression?
...depression symptoms fall between major and dysthymic depression Bipolar disorder (manic depression) - full mania and major depression (I) or hypomania and major depression (II) Cyclothymic... Read more »
Depression Issues: What are the symptoms of depression?
...and cyclothymic depression symptoms include the above during the depression phase alternating with mania symptoms of high energy, euphoria, distractability, poor judgment, and sleeplessness. Some... Read more »
Bipolar Disorder Overview
...manic-depressive illness, is characterized by moods that swing between two opposite poles:Periods of mania with exaggerated euphoria, irritability, or bothEpisodes of depressionAlthough chemical... Read more »
Bipolar Depression: What is bipolar disorder?
...single year, while others will experience only one or two episodes in a lifetime. Depression and mania are considered to be the polar opposites of human emotion. The term "bipolar" describes the... Read more »
Sleep Part 1: Mastering the Master Clock
...Goodwin and Jamison point out that too much or too little sleep is a feature of both depression and mania. They also mention that vital research is lacking, and therein we are faced with a series... Read more »

Medications

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...mental/mood conditions (schizophrenia, bipolar mania). It works by helping to restore the ... Read more »

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This medication is used to treat manic-depressive disorder (bipolar disorder). It works to... Read more »

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This medication is used to treat manic-depressive disorder (bipolar disorder). It works to... Read more »

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This medication is used to treat manic-depressive disorder (bipolar disorder). It works to... Read more »

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This medication is used to treat manic-depressive disorder (bipolar disorder). It works to... Read more »

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