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Health Encyclopedia: 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 cope with the cyclical nature of the disease and can lead to better compliance with bipolar disorder medication. In addition to psychotherapy, some doctors prescribe bright-light therapy as a bipolar disorder treatment. In a recent study, this treatment was found to help with bouts of winter depression ex...

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Expert & Community Posts

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A Better Drug for Depression on the Way?
By Lynne Taetzsch , Health Expert

...with bipolar disorder suffer more from long-term depression and rarely experience mania or... Read more »

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FDA Orders New Warning On Some Drugs Used for Depression
By Teri Robert , Health Expert

...used not only to treat seizure disorders, but also depression, bipolar disorder, Migraine... Read more »

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Can Xanax and Klonopin Help Treat Depression and Panic Disorder?
By Chris Ballas, M.D. , Health Expert

...prescribed or not. Find more information on depression drugs . Read more »

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Anti-Depressants and Chronic Low Back Pain: Not Always a Happy Solution
By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert

... should not receive medical treatment for their depression .   The hypotheses for even... Read more »

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More Movement on Depression Treatment
By Craig Stoltz , Health Expert

...suggested: Exercise is an effective treatment for depression. There are a few significant... Read more »

Health Guide

Singulair Suicide Risk Analysis
...association between the use of Singulair and varied alterations in mood and behavior , including tremor, depression, suicide, and anxiousness. In one notable case, a 15-year-old boy with... Read more »
Depression Issues: How is depression treated?
...(trade name Prozac), paroxetine (trade name Paxil), and sertraline (trade name Zoloft). These anti depression drugs allow the neurotransmitter serotonin to remain active longer at brain nerve... Read more »
Treatment Helpful in Reducing Risk of Depression After Stroke
...recover from a stroke weren't difficult enough, stroke victims show an increased risk of developing depression. In the U.S., more than 700,000 people experience stroke annually. More than half... Read more »
Depression Treatment
... Treatment Depression is a treatable illness, with many therapeutic options available. Increasingly, professionals are viewing Read more »
Blog for MyDepressionConnection.com!
... Just send an email to feedback@MyDepressionConnection.com. We look forward to having you on the team! Read Deborah Gray's Depression Blog. Read more »

Medications

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...used to treat a variety of conditions, including depression, other mental/mood disorders, and... Read more »

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...(ih-MIH-pra-meen) Uses This medication is used to treat depression. It is also used with... Read more »

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...occur: mental/mood changes (e.g., worsening depression, hallucinations, agitation, or... Read more »

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...remain alert. Lack of sleep can cause problems such as depression, heart disease and accidents.... Read more »

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...(des-IP-ra-meen) Uses Desipramine is used to treat depression. This medication may... Read more »

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Depression Drug for Multiple Sclerosis
February 09, 2010

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A drug prescribed to treat depression could be beneficial to those with multiple sclerosis (MS). A new study finds Prozac... Read summary »

Hallucinogen may help depression, drug abuse
October 03, 2008

Johns Hopkins researchers say the spiritual effects of a substance found in "sacred mushrooms" may last for more than year. In a previous study,... Read summary »

Americans Prefer Drugs Over Therapy for Anxiety, Depression
June 07, 2010

According to a new survey from Consumer Reports, Americans prefer taking drugs to talk therapy to treat their anxiety and depression, with almost 80... Read summary »

Depression during pregnancy eased by talk, drug therapy: study
January 05, 2010

New guidelines from the American Psychiatric Association and the American College of Obstetricians say that women who suffer from depression during... Read summary »

'Party Drug' Could Be Used to Treat Depression
August 24, 2010

Scientists at Yale are working to develop ketamine--a drug used in party circles under the name "Special K"-- into a powerful and effective ... Read summary »