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Health Encyclopedia: Bipolar Disorder Treatment
Treatment
Bipolar disorder is a recurrent disease that can be unpredictable. The major goals of treatment are to:
- Treat and reduce the severity of acute episodes of mania or depression when they occur
- Reduce the frequency of episodes
- Avoid cycling from one phase to another
- Help the patient function as best as possible between episodes
The doctor will first try to determine what may have triggered the attack and identify any accompanying medical or emotional problems that might interfere with or compli...
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Health Guide
...antipsychotic), olanzapine (Zyprexa), risperidone (Risperdal), quetiapine (Seroquel), aripiprazole (
Abilify) and ziprasidone (Geodon).Olanzapine was the first atypical antipsychotic approved for...
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...risperidone (Risperdal), olanzapine (Zyprexa), quetiapine (Seroquel), ziprasidone (Geodon), aripiprazole (
Abilify), and palperidone (Invega).Which Type of Drug to Choose. Experts have debated...
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...States:Clozapine (Clozaril)Risperidone (Risperdal)Olanzapine (Zyprexa)Quetiapine (Seroquel)Aripiprazole (
Abilify)Ziprasidone (Geodon)Paliperidone (Invega)Clozapine was the first atypical drug...
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...ApprovalsIn 2007, the Food and Drug Administration approved risperidone (Risperdal) and aripiprazole (
Abilify) for treatment schizophrenia in teenagers. These drugs are the first atypical...
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...HighlightsSaw PalmettoSaw palmetto, a popular herbal remedy for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), does not
work any better than placebo, according to an important 2006 study in the New England...
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Medications
...as an antipsychotic drug (atypical type). It works by helping to restore the balance of... Read more »
...known as an antipsychotic drug (atypical type). It works by helping to restore the balance of... Read more »
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