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- Bipolar Disorder - The Natural Pharmacist
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Bright Light Therapy Eases Bipolar Depression For Some - Science Daily,
1/3/08
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Omega-3 fatty acid monotherapy for pediatric bipolar disorder: a prospective
open-label trial - Eur Neuropsychopharmacol. 2007 May-Jun;17(6-7):440-7
- "omega-3 fatty acids 1290 mg-4300
mg combined EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) ...
Subjects experienced a statistically significant but modest 8.9+/-2.9 point
reduction in the YMRS scores (baseline YMRS=28.9+/-10.1; endpoint YMRS=19.1+/-2.6,
p<0.001). Adverse events were few and mild. Red blood cell membrane levels
of EPA and DHA increased in treated subjects" - See Mega Twin EPA at
iHerb
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Daily Routine May Help Bipolar Disorder - WebMD, 9/8/05
- Fish Oil Soothes Personality Disorder - WebMD, 1/17/03 -
"a new study shows daily fish oil supplementation can significantly reduce their symptoms without the negative side
effects associated with other treatments" - See TwinLab Mega Twin EPA at
iHerb or
Vitacost
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Omega-3 May Cut Bipolar Symptoms in Pregnancy - Clinical Psychiatry News, 8/02 -
"From studies on
animals, scientists now know that omega-3 fatty acids provide for normal brain and central nervous system development. Depriving animals of these compounds is associated with abnormalities in offspring ... Omega-3 fatty acids are thought to dampen signal transduction pathways
associated with the pathophysiologic characteristics of bipolar disorder, similar to medications such as lithium and valproate. Omega-3 fatty acids also boost the brain's levels of serotonin ... fish oil supplement capsules carry no danger for pregnant women, according to an FDA
spokesperson" - See TwinLab Mega Twin EPA at
iHerb or
Vitacost.
- Omega 3: Implications in human health and disease - PowerPak (39 page CME course for Registered Dietitians), exp. 8/1/03 -
"In 1999,
Stoll, in a placebo controlled, double blinded study in 30 patients with bipolar depression, reported that 9.6 g/day of omega 3 as EPA (6.2 g) and DHA (3.4 g) resulted in significant improvements in remission and outcome compared to placebo (olive oil). The reductions in depressive
and mania-related events in the omega 3 treatment group were so significant that the study was stopped after 4 months and a larger multicenter
study is in progress" - See TwinLab Mega Twin EPA at
iHerb or
Vitacost.
Note that the omega-3 in a supplement is the total of the eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosapentaenoic acid (DPA) and docosahexaenoic acids (DHA), not the total fish oil that it says on the label. That's a confusing area the the FDA should be cracking down on.
- Supplement Mix Eases Bipolar Symptoms - WebMD, 12/20/01 -
"In the six-month trial, 14 patients, aged 19-46, continued on their regular medications, but also took the
specially-formulated, 36-ingredient supplement mixture of vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and antioxidants. Prior to the study, the patients had used an average of 10 different drugs to help control their symptoms, and each had been hospitalized at least once ... At regular intervals during the trial, patients took
several standardized tests to measure their depression and mania symptoms. Within two weeks, most of the patients showed 50%-66% improvements in all symptoms. "In some cases," the researchers write, "the supplement replaced psychotropic medications and the patients remained well.""
- Polyunsaturated Fats and Neurological Disorders - Nutrition Science News, 9/00
- Researchers Look To Omega-3 Fatty Acid For Manic Depression Treatment - Doctor's Guide, 5/13/99
- Omega 3 fatty acids in bipolar disorder: a preliminary double-blind, placebo-controlled trial -
Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1999 May;56(5):407-12 - "A Kaplan-Meier survival
analysis of the cohort found that the omega3 fatty acid patient group had a significantly longer period of remission than the placebo group (P = .002; Mantel-Cox). In addition, for nearly every other outcome measure, the omega3 fatty acid group performed better than the placebo group."
- Thiamine's Mood-Mending Qualities - Nutrition Science News, 1/99
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General Information:
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Bipolar disorder - American Academy of Family Physicians
- Bipolar disorder - emedicine.com
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Bipolar disorder - familydoctor.org
- Bipolar disorder - Intelihealth
- Bipolar - Veritas Medicine
- Young and Bipolar - Time Magazine, 8/19/02
- Books on bipolar disorder - Amazon.com
- Treatments for bipolar disorder
 - Medifocus.com
Other News:
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Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Borderline Personality Disorder - Clinical
Psychiatry News, 10/07 - "Omega-3 fatty acids may be
effective for reducing aggression and depression in females who suffer with
moderate BPD. The results are consistent with prior findings on the efficacy
of omega-3 fatty acids in the treatment of depression (Evidence-Based
Psychiatric Medicine, CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY NEWS, May 2005, p. 28)" -
See Mega Twin EPA at
iHerb
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Aripiprazole Shows Long-Term Treatment Efficacy in Bipolar Disorder -
Doctor's Guide, 10/15/07
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Bipolar Disorder Relapses Halved WIth New Program - Science Daily,
8/23/07
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Small Modafinil Study Shows Promise for Treatment of Bipolar Disorder -
Doctor's Guide, 8/2/07
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Antidepressants Don't Help With Bipolar Depression - WebMD, 3/28/07
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Simple Test Distinguishes Between Bipolar Disorder And Depression -
Science Daily, 2/15/07
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Extreme Irritability -- Is It Childhood Bipolar Disorder? - Doctor's
Guide, 2/1/07
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Extended-Release Carbamazepine Capsules Effective in Treating Acute Manic
and Mixed Episodes of Bipolar I Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 11/16/05
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Quetiapine Treats Bipolar Depression without Inducing Manic or Hypomanic
Episodes - Doctor's Guide, 11/10/05
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Quetiapine Monotherapy Controls Bipolar II Depression - Doctor's Guide,
10/26/05
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Schizophrenia-Bipolar I Theory Gains Traction - Clinical Psychiatry
News, 9/05
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Navigating the Depths of Bipolar Disorder - Physician's Weekly, 8/29/05
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Patients With Acute Bipolar Mania Show Rapid and Significant Improvement
With Geodon (Ziprasidone HCl) - Doctor's Guide, 8/9/05
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Newly Published Study Investigates Seroquel (Quetiapine Fumarate) as
Monotherapy Treatment for Bipolar Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 7/5/05
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One-drug Therapy Works For Bipolar Disorder - Science Daily, 7/4/05
- Bipolar Disorder: More Common Than Expected? - WebMD, 6/17/05
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Olanzapine-Fluoxetine (Symbyax) Effective for Long-Term Management of
Bipolar Depression, Shows Low Risk of Mania Emergence - Doctor's Guide,
5/31/05
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Quality of Life in Bipolar Depression Linked to Quetiapine Use -
Doctor's Guide, 5/27/05
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Questions To Diagnose Bi-Polar Children - CBS 2 Chicago, 3/24/05
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Imaging Tool May Help Physicians Diagnose Bipolar Disorder - Science Daily, 12/8/04
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Extended-Release Carbamazepine Capsules May Be Effective In Treating Bipolar Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 11/18/04
- Reducing the Burden of Bipolar Disorder - Medscape, 11/18/04
- Screening for Bipolar Depression in the Primary Care Setting - Medscape, 11/17/04
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Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia Key Found - WebMD, 10/28/04
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Bipolar Relapse on Monotherapy Can Be Stabilized by Restarting Combination Lithium, Divalproex - Doctor's Guide, 10/25/04
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Distilled Alcoholic Beverages Worsen Symptoms of Bipolar Depression - Doctor's Guide, 10/19/04
- Many Depressed Patients Have Bipolar Disorder - Medscape, 10/18/04 -
"used the Structured Clinical Interview for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) to reinterview 61 patients diagnosed with unipolar depression who had failed to respond to at least two adequate courses of antidepressants ... after following them for a year, fully 80% of patients were deemed to have bipolar disorder"
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Seroquel (Quetiapine Fumarate) May Be Effective In Treating Rapid-Cycling Bipolar Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 9/24/04
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FDA Approves Atypical Antipsychotic Geodon (Ziprasidone) for Treatment of Acute Bipolar Mania - Doctor's Guide, 8/24/04
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Quetiapine Effective in Bipolar Mania - Doctor's Guide, 6/23/04
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Seroquel (Quetiapine) Provides Improvement In Anxiety Symptoms Associated With Bipolar Depression - Doctor's Guide, 6/22/04
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Lamotrigine/Lithium Combination Shows Potential for Bipolar I Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 6/22/04
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Seroquel (Quetiapine) Appears Effective, Well Tolerated in Treatment Of Bipolar Depression - Doctor's Guide, 5/7/04
- Quetiapine Effective Against Anxiety in Bipolar Depression - Medscape, 5/7/04
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Ziprasidone Improvements Maintained Long-term In Acute Bipolar Mania - Doctor's Guide, 5/6/04
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Adherence to Bipolar Disorder Treatment Guidelines Minimal - Doctor's Guide, 5/6/04
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Olanzapine Plus Lithium or Valproate Increases Length of Symptomatic but Not Syndromic Remission in Bipolar I Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 4/16/04
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New Treatment Holds Promise for Bipolar Disorder - Physician's Weekly, 2/16/04
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Overview Of Lamotrigine Therapy In Bipolar Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 2/6/04
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New Drug for Long-Term Bipolar Treatment - WebMD, 1/15/04
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FDA Approves Zyprexa (Olanzapine) for Maintenance of Bipolar Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 1/15/04
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Antidepressants Less Effective, Have Greater Psychiatric Risks When Used to Treat Bipolar Depression - Doctor's Guide, 1/13/04
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FDA Approves Seroquel (Quetiapine Fumarate) for Treatment of Acute Mania Associated With Bipolar Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 1/13/04
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FDA Approves Symbyax (Olanzapine and Fluoxetine), First Medication for Bipolar Depression - Doctor's Guide, 12/30/03
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Continuation of Antidepressant Treatment Beneficial for Some Patients With Bipolar Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 12/9/03
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FDA Approves Risperdal (Risperidone) for Treatment of Bipolar Mania - Doctor's Guide, 12/5/03
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Lamotrigine and Lithium Appear Effective as Maintenance Therapy for Early Bipolar Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 12/3/03
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Atypical Antipsychotics Address Psychotic Symptoms in Paediatric Bipolar Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 10/27/03
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Lithium, Divalproex Similarly Efficacious in Paediatric Bipolar Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 10/27/03
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Atypical Antipsychotics Effective, Safe in Preschool Bipolar Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 10/20/03
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Divalproex Sodium Shows Promise for Reducing Aggression in Bipolar Offspring - Doctor's Guide, 10/19/03
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Olanzapine/Fluoxetine Combination Treats Bipolar Depression Without Triggering Mania - Doctor's Guide, 10/14/03
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Take Bipolar Disorder Seriously - WebMD, 10/9/03
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Lamotrigine is Effective, Well Tolerated Maintenance Treatment for Bipolar Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 9/18/03
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Suicide Risk Lower Among Bipolar Disorder Patients Using Lithium Compared with Divalproex - Doctor's Guide, 9/17/03
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Schizophrenia, Bipolar May Share Cause - WebMD, 9/4/03
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Bipolar Depression Treatment Guidelines Challenged - Physician's Weekly, 7/21/03
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Adult ADHD, Bipolar Disorder May Overlap - WebMD, 7/11/03
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Study Challenges Bipolar Depression Treatment Guidelines - Doctor's Guide, 7/2/03
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FDA Approves Lamictal (Lamotrigine) For Long-Term Maintenance Treatment Of Bipolar I Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 6/23/03
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Seroquel (Quetiapine) Effective, Well Tolerated Treatment For Bipolar Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 6/13/03
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Knowledge of Bipolar Patients' Legal History Can Help Promote Treatment Adherence - Doctor's Guide, 5/28/03
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Bipolar Disorder Relapse Predictable by Sybsyndromal Symptoms - Doctor's Guide, 5/22/03
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Severe Alcohol Addiction May Be Widely Prevalent In Bipolar Patients - Doctor's Guide, 5/20/03
- A Newsmaker Interview With Charles Bowden, MD - Medscape, 5/16/03
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Bipolar Disorder Often Mistaken For ADHD In Kids - TheSanDiegoChannel.com, 5/7/03
- Group Psychoeducation Helpful in Bipolar Disorder - Medscape, 4/17/03
- New Study Shows Lamictal (Lamotrigine) Effective For Maintenance Treatment of Bipolar I Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 4/15/03
- Ziprasidone Safe, Effective in Acute Mania - Medscape, 4/10/03
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Combined Therapies Produce Better Bipolar Outcomes - Psychiatric Times, 3/21/03
- Depressive Symptoms Dominate the Natural History of Bipolar II Disorder - Medscape, 3/14/03
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Bipolar I, Bipolar II Best Classified As Separate Subtypes - Doctor's Guide, 1/14/03
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Major Depression with Antidepressant-Associated Hypomania Could Be Bipolar III - Doctor's Guide, 1/13/03
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Gabapentin Could Be Effective in Mild to Moderate Bipolar Depression - Doctor's Guide, 12/30/02
- Screening for Comorbid Paediatric-Onset Bipolar Disorder Urged in Patients with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 10/28/02
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Bipolar Spectrum Disorders Under-recognized and Under-diagnosed in the US - Doctor's Guide, 10/11/02
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Schizophrenia Drugs [Zyprexa and Seroquel] Treat Bipolar - WebMD, 9/18/02
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New Data Suggest Zyprexa (Olanzapine) Superior To Standard Of Care (Lithium) For Preventing Mania Relapse In Bipolar Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 9/16/02
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Lamotrigine Found to Prevent Relapse in Bipolar II Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 8/29/02
- Risperidone Plus Mood Stabilizer Helpful in Acute Mania - Medscape, 7/18/02
- Lamotrigine and Lithium Effective for Complementary Maintenance Therapy of Bipolar Symptoms - Doctor's Guide, 6/26/02
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Risperidone/Topiramate Combination Effective for Bipolar Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 6/26/02
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Olanzapine and Fluoxetine Improve Quality of Life in Bipolar Patients - Doctor's Guide, 6/25/02
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Bipolar I Disorder Primarily Depressive - Doctor's Guide, 6/18/02
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Olanzapine Effective Treatment For Mania In Non-Responders To Earlier Mood Stabilisers - Doctor's Guide, 5/30/02 - see
olanzapine.
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Olanzapine Effective for the Treatment of Bipolar Depression - Doctor's Guide, 5/27/02
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Creative Genius Linked to Mental Illness - WebMD, 5/24/02
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Lamotrigine, Olanzapine Stabilize Mood in Bipolar Disorder - Medscape, 5/23/02
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Lamotrigine Proves Effective for Bipolar Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 5/23/02
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Patients with Bipolar Disorder are Falling Through the Cracks - Doctor's Guide, 5/23/02
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Olanzapine Plus Lithium or Valproate Effective for Bipolar Relapse Prevention - Doctor's Guide, 5/22/02
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Bipolar Patients Sensitive to Thyroid Function Variations - Doctor's Guide, 1/8/02 -
"They studied 65 patients in the depressed phase of bipolar
I disorder to test the hypothesis that patients with lower thyroid function, even within the normal range, might have a poorer response to treatment initially ... Outcomes were relatively poor unless patients had
FTI
[free thyroxine index] values above the median and TSH values below the median"
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Clinical Variables Predict Functional Outcome In Bipolar Patients - Doctor's Guide, 12/27/01
- Combination of Risperidone and Divalproex Safe for Bipolar Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 11/18/01
- Zyprexa (Olanzapine) IntraMuscular Rapidly Controls Acute Agitation in Bipolar Mania - Doctor's Guide, 8/2/01
- Seroquel (Quetiapine Fumarate) Promising for Patients With Bipolar Disorder and Cocaine Dependency - Doctor's Guide, 6/15/01
- Seroquel Effective, Well-Tolerated In Bipolar Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 6/14/01
- Lamotrigine May Delay Bipolar Disorder Mood Episodes - Doctor's Guide, 6/14/01
- Bipolar Disorder May Be More Severe in Children Than Adults - Doctor's Guide, 6/14/01
- Bipolar Patients Achieve Symptom Relief And Weight Loss With Topiramate - Doctor's Guide, 5/8/01
- Fewer Side Effects With Depakote (Divalproex) Than With Olanzapine For Acute Mania - Doctor's Guide, 12/12/00
- Accurate Diagnosis Eludes Millions With Bipolar Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 11/15/00
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Children With Bipolar Disorder: Medical Fact or Dangerous Fad? - WebMD, 10/27/00
- Zyprexa (Olanzapine) Superior To Depakote (Valproate) For Acute Mania In Bipolar Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 9/11/00
- Olanzapine Effective for Juvenile Bipolar Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 5/18/00
- Adjunctive Therapy with Risperdal (Risperidone) Improves Treatment in Manic Phase of Bipolar Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 5/17/00
- Bipolar Disorder Can Affect Young Children, May Co-Exist With ADHD - Doctor's Guide, 4/28/00
- New Guidelines Help in Diagnosis and Treat Bipolar Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 4/14/00
- FDA Approves Zyprexa (Olanzapine) For Manic Episodes In Bipolar Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 3/20/00
- Zyprexa Receives Approvable Letter For Treatment Of Acute Mania In Bipolar Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 10/28/99
- Bipolarity In Children And Adolescents Remains Largely Difficult To Treat - Doctor's Guide, 10/25/99
- Olanzapine Highly Effective In Bipolar Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 9/22/99
- Zyprexa Reduces Symptoms Of Mania, Severe Depression In Bipolar Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 6/18/99
- Researchers Find New Approach To Treating Bipolar Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 6/17/99
- Combination Treatment Often Necessary For Bipolar Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 5/27/99
- Overview Of Treatment For Bipolar Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 5/27/99
- Seroquel Appears To Work In Some Bipolar And Schizoaffective Patients - Doctor's Guide, 5/20/99
- Epilepsy Drug Lamictal Appears Effective For Bipolar Depression - Doctor's Guide, 3/10/99
- New Research Explains Lithium's Dual Anti-Manic/Anti-Depressive Effect - Doctor's Guide, 6/6/98
- Disruptions In Sleep Routines May Lead To Mania In Manic Depressives - Doctor's Guide, 6/19/97
- Risperidone in the Treatment of Mania - Doctor's Guide, 6/27/96
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