Bipolar

2010-2011 Psychiatric Pharmacy Review Course - ACPE Credit Only

The Psychiatric Pharmacy Review Course (Review Course) is an excellent course of study and resource for those seeking a review of psychopharmacology and current standards of care. Read more about this session.

Asenapine as Adjunctive Treatment for Acute Mania Associated With Bipolar Disorder: Results of a 12-Week Core Study and 40-Week Extension

Abstract: In a 12-week randomized, placebo-controlled study evaluating the efficacy and safety of adjunctive asenapine, bipolar I disorder patients experiencing manic or mixed episodes despite pretreatment with lithium or valproate monotherapy were treated with flexible-dose, twice-daily asenapine 5 or 10 mg (n = 158) or placebo (n = 166). The primary efficacy end point was change from baseline Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) total score at week 3.

The Effects of CACNA1C Gene Polymorphism on Spatial Working Memory in Both Healthy Controls and Patients with Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder

The Effects of CACNA1C Gene Polymorphism on Spatial Working Memory in Both Healthy Controls and Patients with Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder

Neuropsychopharmacology 37,
677 (February 2012). doi:10.1038/npp.2011.242

Authors: Qiumei Zhang, Qiuge Shen, Zhansheng Xu, Min Chen, Lina Cheng, Jinguo Zhai, Huang Gu, Xin Bao, Xiongying Chen, Keqin Wang, Xiaoxiang Deng, Feng Ji, Chuanxin Liu, Jun Li, Qi Dong
& Chuansheng Chen

Comparison of women with confirmed versus presumably misdiagnosed bipolar disorder.

Newport DJ, Baldessarini RJ, Knight BT, et al.  | |  

Suicidal risk factors in bipolar I and II disorder patients.

Undurraga J, Baldessarini RJ, Valenti M, et al.  | | |  

Educating Patients About Bipolar Disorders

Patients with bipolar disorder need a great deal of information about the illness. Without this education, adherence to your recommendations is uncertain; with it, outcomes will likely be better (and your job easier).