Bipolar disorder treatment: euthymia

Authors

  • Fábio Gomes de Matos e Souza Universidade Federal do Ceará

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0101-60832005000700010

Keywords:

Bipolar disorder, maintenance, mood stabilizers

Abstract

Bipolar disorder is a complex disorder characterized by depression episodes, mania or hypomania and asymptomatic phases. The treatment aims at the control of acute episodes and prevention of new episodes. The pharmacological treatment was inaugurated with lithium. Until the moment, lithium remains as the treatment with more favorable evidences in the maintenance phase. Other treatments demonstrate efficacy in this phase, as valproate, carbamazepine and atypical antipsychotics. Of the atypical antipsychotics, the most studied in this phase of treatment is olanzapine. More prospective studies are necessary to confirm prophylactic action of new agents.

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Published

2005-01-01

Issue

Vol. 32 No. supl.1 (2005)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Bipolar disorder treatment: euthymia . (2005). Archives of Clinical Psychiatry (São Paulo), 32(supl.1), 63-70. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0101-60832005000700010