Treatment of bipolar depression
3 Treatment of bipolar depression 3.1 What is the best medication for depression in someone who has a history of mania (bipolar I depression)? 49 3.2 Which antidepressants are the…
What is manic depression (bipolar disorder)?
1 What is manic depression (bipolar disorder)? 1.1 What is manic depression? 2 1.2 What is bipolar affective disorder? 2 1.3 What do you call recurrent depression with hypomania? 3…
Treatment of mania
4 Treatment of mania 4.1 What is the best treatment for mania? 82 4.2 How are antipsychotics used in mania? 82 4.3 How quickly does antipsychotic treatment work? 83 4.4…
Special circumstances and considerations
6 Special circumstances and considerations 6.1 How can families come to terms with the illness? 133 6.2 What is the best way to present information to parents about the cause…
Lithium and long-term prophylactic treatment
5 Lithium and long-term prophylactic treatment LITHIUM 5.1 What is lithium? 102 5.2 How was lithium discovered? 102 5.3 How does lithium work? 102 5.4 How effective is lithium? 102…
Causes and course of the illness
2 Causes and course of the illness CAUSES 2.1 How common is bipolar disorder? 23 2.2 What causes manic depression? 23 2.3 What family history am I likely to elicit…
