Medication For Bipolar Disorder
New bipolar, schizophrenia med goes to FDA
October 03, 2008
Expert & Community Posts
To Lithium or Not to Lithium
By Ask the Expert Patient , Health Expert...lithium, doubts have started to kick in do i really have bipolar disorder what if i don't have... Read more »
Is Drug Treatment Enough?
By Dan Haupt, M.D. , Health Expert...importance of psychotherapy in individuals diagnosed with bipolar disorder? Is drug treatment... Read more »
Did using street drugs give me bipolar disorder?
By Dan Haupt, M.D. , Health Expert...evidence to suggest that using street drugs can cause bipolar disorder in someone who would have... Read more »
The Bipolar Spectrum and the Importance of Diagnosis
By Dan Haupt, M.D. , Health ExpertOne theory of bipolar disorder states that rather than simply consisting of just one or two types... Read more »
Screening Reveals the Impact of Bipolar Disorder
By Jerry Kennard , Health ExpertThe estimated prevalence of bipolar disorder is over 3 per cent of the population of the United... Read more »
Health Guide
Healthy Diet Tips for Bipolar Disorder
Two million Americans suffer from bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression. This very serious illness involves dramatic mood swings from high manic episodes to very low depressed episodes. It... Read more »Bipolar Depression: What are the treatments and drugs used to treat bipolar disorder?
Bipolar disorder treatment includes medication and non-drug therapy. The good news is that most patients respond to treatment and are able to control their illness. Psychotherapy helps patients... Read more »Guiding our Bipolar Daughter Through Adolescence
Our 19-year-old daughter was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at age 17, after six years of variable psychiatric symptoms. Many cases of bipolar illness feature onset during childhood, adolescence or... Read more »The First 48 Hours with Bipolar Disorder
...never find happy individuals walking into a psychiatrist’s office for the first time. People with bipolar disorder only seek help when their life is going terribly wrong or when their brains... Read more »Questions and Answers About Bipolar Disorder
Here are some common questions and issues to think about regarding a diagnosis of bipolar disorder: 1. How do I know that I have bipolar disorder?Ideally, your doctor should be basing this diagnosis... Read more »Images
Medications
...mental/mood disorders (schizophrenia, manic phase of bipolar disorder, irritability associated... Read more »
...certain mental/mood disorders (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder). It is given by... Read more »
...mental/mood disorders (e.g., schizophrenia, manic phase of bipolar disorder, schizoaffective... Read more »
...disorders, certain psychiatric conditions (manic phase of bipolar disorder), and to prevent... Read more »
This medication is used to treat certain mental/mood disorders (schizophrenia or manic/mixed... Read more »
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November 09, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A drug more commonly associated with breast cancer treatment is holding out new promise for people suffering through the manic... Read summary »
FDA approves Seroquel for depressive episodes in bipolar disorder
October 02, 2008The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Seroquel (quetiapine fumarate) for the treatment of depressive episodes associated with... Read summary »
Seroquel XR approved for bipolar disorder
February 23, 2009Drugmaker AstraZeneca has announced that its medication Seroquel XR may now be used for treatment of bipolar disorder. According to a company press... Read summary »
Study: Test for Off-Label Use
November 27, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A panel of government and health-industry experts has developed a list of 14 widely prescribed medications they say urgently... Read summary »
Abilify may help alcohol dependence
October 03, 2008A medication used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder may help people who are dependent on alcohol, new research suggests. In a recent study,... Read summary »
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