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Name The Agent Used To Treat Bipolar Affective Disorders

Q&A: Bipolar disorder vs. cyclothymia

April 13, 2009
A reader asks about the difference between bipolar disorder and a related disorder known as cyclothymia. Dr. Michael Craig Miller responds with information about the difference between these two mood disorders, explaining that it's the degree of mood disturbance that separates cyclothymia from bipolar disorder. Miller also responds with information about how the two conditions are treated. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Is It Bipolar? Or Is It Something Else?
By John McManamy , Health Expert

You may have noticed an "Ask" feature here at BipolarConnect. A recent sampling:"Do all bipolar... Read more »

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On The Road: Live from Washington DC
By John McManamy , Health Expert

...Hospital. HealthCentral (which hosts my blogs on BipolarConnect) will be doing a video of the... Read more »

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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 »

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Bipolar Thought Deficits: What We Can Learn From Schizophrenia Research
By John McManamy , Health Expert

A few weeks ago, in the Ask feature here at BipolarConnect, Nathan wrote:"Is bipolar the same as... Read more »

Health Guide

Bipolar Depression: What are the treatments and drugs used to treat bipolar disorder?
...depression experienced by many bipolar disorder patients. Bipolar disorder patients experience seasonal affective disorder-an illness that causes depression during winter months. Bipolar... Read more »
Bipolar Disorder: Highlights
...increased risk of developing high blood pressure (hypertension), suggests a 2006 study in the Journal of Affective Disorders. Researchers found a higher rate of hypertension among people with... Read more »
Bipolar Disorder Risk Factors
...have a higher than average incidence of other psychiatric problems. They include schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, anxiety disorders, ADHD, and major depression. Read more »
Bipolar Disorder: Knowledge is Necessity
...have any doubts, simply contemplate some of the shareposts and comments that have appeared recently on BipolarConnect: “I've been wondering for months if I'm bipolar,” writes Chrispy.... 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 »

Medications

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...mental/mood disorders (schizophrenia, manic phase of bipolar disorder, irritability associated... Read more »

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...(schizophrenia or manic/mixed episodes associated with bipolar disorder). It may be used... Read more »

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...schizophrenia, manic phase of bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder). This medicine helps... Read more »

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...certain mental/mood disorders (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder). It is given by... Read more »

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...used to treat certain mental/mood disorders (e.g., bipolar disorder, schizophrenia).... Read more »

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