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Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Bipolar Disorder (Revision) American Psychiatric Association April 2002
Evidence-based guidelines for treating boplar disorder: recommendations from the British Association for Psychopharmacology pdf 25 pages Consider long-term treatment following a single severe manic episode (i.e. diagnosis of bipolar I disorder) because, although there is no controlled evidence, the natural history of the illness implies that preventing early relapse may lead to a more benign illness course
Old guidelines
Practice Guideline For
The Treatment Of Patients With Bipolar Disorder American Psychiatric
Association
Long-term Management of Bipolar Disorder Medscape CME Sept 2003
Charles Bowden, MD; Vivek Singh, MD
Ninety percent of patients will have recurrent manic episodes. Good
section on various factors that can precipitate mania including medical
conditions and drugs as well as other factors.
American Psychiatric Association
155th Annual Meeting Medscape Coverage
New Developments in the Treatment of Bipolar Disorder , MD CME June 2002 treatment regimens need to be efficacious but also well tolerated, so that treatment adherence will remain high
Customizing Care for Patients With Bipolar Disorder Charles L. Bowden There is evidence that side effects of some drugs that are unlikely to be well tolerated during maintenance therapy may be either adequately tolerated or actually beneficial during a full manic episode
New Research in Bipolar Disorder Treatments and Practice Patterns John J. Spollen III, MD
Annals of Internal Medicine
Psychopharmacologic Treatment Strategies
for Depression, Bipolar Disorder, and Schizophrenia 2 January
2001 Volume 134 Number 1 clear and concise (Now only available to
eligible registered users)
Archived at
Internet Archive type in
http://www.annals.org/issues/v134n1/full/200101020-00013.html
Choose Jan or Mar 2001
The 'Art' of Treating Bipolar
Depression Bipolar Disorders Letter 02/99 research by Zornberg and Pope (1993) that found a 70% response rate for lithium as an acute
treatment for bipolar disorder compared to a 40% response rate for unipolar
depression
go to Internet Archive
Internet Collections
type in
http://www.mhsource.com/bipolar/bp9902art.html
Bipolar Depression and Rapid Cycling: The Latest Pharmacologic Strategies Medscape July, 2002 The three goals of mood stabilizer therapy is to treat manias without causing or worsening them, treat depressions without causing or worsening them and effective prophylaxis for manias and depressions,said Goldberg. I'm hard pressed to find one agent that does all three of these things in an excellent way, he added
Treating Bipolar Disorder-
Toward the Third Millenium I
Treating Bipolar Disorder-
Toward the Third Millennium II Psychiatric Times Feb and April 2001
STEP-BD (Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder) NIMH is sponsoring a 5 year study at 18 American sites to determine best treatment for bipolar clients. It is looking for participants now. Along with medications, it will be looking at efficacy of psychotherapy type interventions.. Participants need to pay for treatment as they do currently. Free study medication is provided to those enrolled in Randomized Care Pathways. Funding to defray the cost of uninsured psychosocial treatments is available, based on need.
Clinical Management of Bipolar Disorder Medscape Sept 20, 2002 CME includes Mood Disorders Questionnaire Other symptoms of manic, mixed and depressive episodes, which are not listed in DSM-IV-TR, include anxiety, hostility, impulsivity, violence, poor insight, confusion, memory impairment, and sensory hyperacuity.
Medication treatment of Bipolar Disorder 2000 . The Expert Consensus Guideline Series: Medication Treatment of Bipolar Disorder 2000. pdf files which need Adobe Acrobat to view it. (104 pages and so takes a very long time to load)
New Research Studies on Treatments for Bipolar Disorder Charles L. Bowden, MD American Psychiatric Association 153rd Annual Meeting Day 4 - May 17, 2000 medscape
Building Foundations
Toward Recovery in Bipolar Disorder
Martin L. Korn, MD Interesting : By employing a tyrosine and
phenylalanine-free amino acid drink, dopamine-sensitive prolactin levels were
decreased within 6 hours.[11] The mixture also was effective in
diminishing manic symptoms in 20 inpatients during a manic episode.[12]
Use of an amino acid drink as a supplemental treatment in acute mania is
currently in development.
Psychopharmacologic Treatment Strategies for Depression, Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia Annals of Internal Medicine
A Summary of Clinical Issues
and Treatment Options Bipolar Bipolar Disorder Sub-Committee Canadian Network
for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) April 1997
Alternative link
Canmat
Management of Bipolar Disorder American Family Physician Sept.15,2000 It includes a table of causes of Secondary Mania. (Table 4 implies that it is okay to use buproprion or an SSRI alone to treat Bipolar and is based on 1996 guidelines)
Bipolar Disorders: Clinical Complexities, Current Challenges by Michael Gitlin, M.D.the stresses of both life itself and the specific stresses associated with having a major mood disorder can in turn trigger further episodes in a vicious circle (with more stress leading to more episodes leading to more stress, etc
Charting the Course of Bipolar Illness and Its Response to Treatment Medscape May 1998 (fixed link)
New Approaches to Bipolar
Disorder Medscape December 13, 2000 CME Gary Sachs, MD (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, and
Founder and Director of the Harvard Bipolar Research Program) (fixed link)
The Expert Consensus Guideline Series: Treatment of Bipolar Disorder
Expert Consensus Treatment Guidelines for Bipolar Disorder: A Guide for Patients
and Families Don't be put off by the guide for Patients and Families label. This
file is more in depth than the usual.
Clinical Practice Guidelines
for Bipolar Disorder from the Department of Veterans Affairs Mark S. Bauer, M.D.;
Ann M. Callahan, M.D.; Chowdary Jampala, M.D.; Frederick Petty, Ph.D., M.D.; Martha
Sajatovic, M.D.; Vicky Schaefer, R.N.; Byron Wittlin, M.D.; and Barbara J. Powell,
Ph.D.
Treatment of Bipolar
Disorder
Topic: Current Treatments
in Bipolar Disorder Moderator - Norman Sussman, MD Discussants - Gregory Asnis,
MD; Charles L. Bowden, MD-A good discussion on the various drugs used in treating
Bipolar Disorder
Update on the Treatment of Bipolar Disorder Mood Stabilizer Combinations
medinet ca,1999Based on an article published in the American Journal of
Psychiatry1998; 155(1):12-21
Stanley Center for the Innovative
Treatment
of bipolar disorder
Assessment and Treatment
of Bulimia Nervosa This article includes a section on comorbidity of disorders
Bipolar Disorders Meeting: Researchers
Find New Approach To Treating Bipolar Disorder
Choosing the Appropriate Therapy for Bipolar Disorder medscape Aug 1997 (new link)
Treatment of bipolar affective disorder
A H Young, Karine A N Macritchie, and J R Calabrese BMJ 2000; 321: 1302-1303.
Bipolar II - Treatment Appendices
DG DISPATCH - APA MEETING- Combination Treatment Often Necessary For Bipolar Disorder May 1999
Texas
Medication Algorthm Project 238page pdf
June 1, 1999 Includes assessment forms
Tima Procedural Manual 76 page pdf August, 2002
High Treatment Noncompliance Among BD Patients With Personality Disorders Feb 2001 Bipolar Disorders Letter higher noncompliance among the younger, those with comorbid substance abuse and Axis 11 personality disorders.
Study Seeks Better Care for Bipolar Patients in Public Sector medscape jul 2001 (newlink)
Bipolar affective disorder-left out in the cold Richard Morriss, Max Marshall, and Amanda Harris BMJ 2002; 324: 61-62.
Current Treatments of Agitation and Aggression Medscape May28,2002 CME
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry Aug,1997 supplement articles. all are in pdf
The Treatment of Bipolar Disorder: Review of the Literature, Guidelines, and Options V Kusumakar, LN Yatham (Introduction and preamble)
The Foundations of Effective Management of Bipolar Disorder
V Kusumakar, LN Yatham, DRS Haslam, S Parikh, R Matte, V Sharma, PH
Silverstone, SP Kutcher, S Kennedy
Psychosocial Interventions as an Adjunct to Pharmacotherapy in Bipolar Disorder
SV Parikh, V Kusumakar, DRS Haslam, R Matte, V Sharma, LN Yatham
Treatment of Mania, Mixed State, and Rapid Cycling V Kusumakar, LN Yatham, DRS Haslam, SV Parikh, R Matte, PH Silverstone, V Sharma
Bipolar Depression: Treatment Options LN
Yatham, V Kusumakar, SV Parikh, DRS Haslam, R Matte,
V Sharma, S Kennedy
Continuation and Prophylactic Treatment of Bipolar Disorder
V Sharma, LN Yatham, DRS Haslam, PH Silverstone, SV Parikh, R Matte,
SP Kutcher, V Kusumakar
Not working
MSN Canada - How Is Bipolar Disorder Treated
Well Connected June 1999
http://health.msn.ca/content/dmk/dmk_article_5461966
Update
on Bipolar Disorder: Epidemiology, Etiology, Diagnosis, and Prognosis
How is Bipolar
Disorder Treated? MebMDHealth June 1999 (temporarily unavailable)