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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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Schizophrenia: Treatment
Atypical Antipsychotic DrugsSeven atypical antipsychotic drugs are currently approved in the United States:Clozapine (Clozaril)Risperidone (Risperdal)Olanzapine (Zyprexa)Quetiapine... Read more »What is Alzheimer's Disease?: alzheimers-issues.com
...approved for treatment of the later stages of Alzheimers disease. Newer antipsychotic drugs (aripiprazole, clozapine, olanzapine, quetiapine, ... Read more »Schizophrenia: Introduction
...indicates a 2007 study in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.All patients who are treated with atypical antipsychotic drugs should be monitored regularly for changes in blood sugar and cholesterol... Read more »Schizophrenia: Complications
...diseaseDuring the first 6 months after hospitalizationFollowing an acute psychotic episodeThe widespread use of antipsychotic drugs over the past decade does not appear to have had much effect on... Read more »Schizophrenia: Treatment
...Treatment. The earlier schizophrenia is detected and treated, the better the outcome. Patients who receive antipsychotic drugs and other treatments during their first episode are admitted to the... Read more »Images
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