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The use of antiepileptic drugs in bipolar disorders: a review based on evidence from controlled trials.

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Weisler, RH; Cutler, AJ; Ballenger, JC; Post, RM; Ketter, TA
Published in: CNS Spectr
October 2006

Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) have diverse psychotropic profiles. Some AEDs have proven to be efficacious in the treatment of mood disorders, especially bipolar disorder. Others are ineffective as primary treatments but may be useful adjuncts for mood disorders or comorbid conditions. Valproate (acute mania and mixed episodes), carbamazepine (acute mania and mixed episodes), and lamotrigine (maintenance to delay recurrence) have United States Food and Drug Administration indications for the treatment of bipolar disorder. This article provides an overview of data on the use of AEDs in bipolar disorder, including acute mania and depression, prophylaxis, and rapid cycling.

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CNS Spectr

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ISSN

1092-8529

Publication Date

October 2006

Volume

11

Issue

10

Start / End Page

788 / 799

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Psychiatry
  • Humans
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Anticonvulsants
  • Acute Disease
  • 5202 Biological psychology
  • 3209 Neurosciences
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1109 Neurosciences
 

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Weisler, R. H., Cutler, A. J., Ballenger, J. C., Post, R. M., & Ketter, T. A. (2006). The use of antiepileptic drugs in bipolar disorders: a review based on evidence from controlled trials. CNS Spectr, 11(10), 788–799. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1092852900014917
Weisler, Richard H., Andrew J. Cutler, James C. Ballenger, Robert M. Post, and Terence A. Ketter. “The use of antiepileptic drugs in bipolar disorders: a review based on evidence from controlled trials.CNS Spectr 11, no. 10 (October 2006): 788–99. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1092852900014917.
Weisler RH, Cutler AJ, Ballenger JC, Post RM, Ketter TA. The use of antiepileptic drugs in bipolar disorders: a review based on evidence from controlled trials. CNS Spectr. 2006 Oct;11(10):788–99.
Weisler, Richard H., et al. “The use of antiepileptic drugs in bipolar disorders: a review based on evidence from controlled trials.CNS Spectr, vol. 11, no. 10, Oct. 2006, pp. 788–99. Pubmed, doi:10.1017/s1092852900014917.
Weisler RH, Cutler AJ, Ballenger JC, Post RM, Ketter TA. The use of antiepileptic drugs in bipolar disorders: a review based on evidence from controlled trials. CNS Spectr. 2006 Oct;11(10):788–799.
Journal cover image

Published In

CNS Spectr

DOI

ISSN

1092-8529

Publication Date

October 2006

Volume

11

Issue

10

Start / End Page

788 / 799

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Psychiatry
  • Humans
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Anticonvulsants
  • Acute Disease
  • 5202 Biological psychology
  • 3209 Neurosciences
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1109 Neurosciences