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    Medicines Prescribed For Bipolar Disorder

    Expert: New psychiatric drugs have no 'track record'

    June 25, 2009
    Dr. Richard A. Friedman talks about the tendency for patients with psychiatric conditions such as bipolar disorder to be prescribed the newest medications, rather than ones that have been shown to work. According to Friedman, new psychotropic drugs have a certain allure among medical professionals. But when physicians prescribe these drugs over medicines such as lithium--which have been proven to work for decades--Friedman wonders if patients are getting the treatment that's best for their condi... Read more »
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