Pharmacotherapy of bipolar disorders

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910144725803321
• Autore: Aubry Jean-Michel
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: [Place of publication not identified], : John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2007
• ISBN: 0-470-51042-0; 0-470-51041-2
• Disciplina: 616.89/5061
• Soggetti: Manic-depressive illness - Chemotherapy; Antimanic Agents; Bipolar Disorder; Drug Therapy; Tranquilizing Agents; Therapeutics; Affective Disorders, Psychotic; Psychotropic Drugs; Central Nervous System Depressants; Mood Disorders; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Mental Disorders; Central Nervous System Agents; Pharmacologic Actions; Therapeutic Uses; Chemical Actions and Uses; Psychiatric Disorders, Individual; Psychiatry; Health & Biological Sciences
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di contenuto: Epidemiology of bipolar disorders -- Classification of bipolar disorders -- How to define a mood stabilizer -- Lithium -- Carbamazepine -- Lamotrigine -- Topiramate -- Valproic acid -- The role of atypical or ; second generation antipsychotics -- Other medications used for bipolar disorders -- Medications that may potentially induce a depressive state -- Medications that may potentially induce a (hypo)manic syndrome -- Maintenance treatment : when should a long-term treatment be introduced -- Treatment of the depressive phase of bipolar disorders -- Treatment of bipolar II disorder -- Treatment of manic phases -- Treatment of rapid cycling -- Treatment of mixed states -- Combination treatments -- Bipolar disorders, pregnancy and breastfeeding -- Bipolar disorders in children and adolescents -- Bipolar disorders in geriatric patients.