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5 lis 2022 · In this chapter we use an indication-based approach to describe acute and maintenance treatment with mood stabilizers encompassing lithium, anti-convulsants, and antipsychotics in adult patients. Primary and secondary clinical evidence as well established guidelines are reviewed focusing on the included agents.
5 lis 2022 · While there is no consensus on the exact definition of mood stabilizer, it is widely accepted that a mood stabilizing agent should have at least two of the four properties: anti-manic, anti-depressant, preventing relapse of depression, and preventing relapse of mania.
A widely accepted agreement recommends that a mood stabilizer should have at least two of the four properties: antimanic, antidepressant, preventing relapse of depression, and preventing relapse of mania, without increasing the risk for a switch in the opposite episode.
5 kwi 2021 · There are essentially two commonly used tools in psychiatry — mood stabilizers (like lithium, Depakote, Aripiprazole) and antidepressants (the SSRIs and SNRIs — like Effexor, Prozac, Zoloft,...
The ideal mood stabilizer is said to have efficacy in the treatment of acute manic and depressive episodes, and also be effective in the prevention of recurrences.
1 sty 2004 · The authors propose a “two-by-two” definition by which an agent is considered a mood stabilizer if it has efficacy in treating acute manic and depressive symptoms and in prophylaxis of manic and depressive symptoms in bipolar disorder.
15 mar 2021 · The aim of this review is to put together current existing evidence about discontinuing mood stabilizers after a period of remission in order to come up with a structured and coherent strategy for managing such discontinuation and to make recommendations for future research.
