Treatments for Bipolar Disorder

Follow the links below to find information about treatments for bipolar mood disorders.

Reviewed December 2011

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Title:   Education and training for GPs: Clinic Orientation Program
Publisher:   Black Dog Institute Australia
Description:   Here we describe our Clinical Attachment Program for GPs.
Date:   Mar 2012
Title:   Bipolar disorder
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Bipolar disorder is a type of psychosis and used to be called 'manic depression'. A person with bipolar disorder experiences alternating episodes of mania and depression. The exact cause is unknown, but a genetic predisposition has been clearly established. Environmental stressors can also trigger episodes of illness.
Date:   Jan 2012
Title:   Bipolar disorder
Publisher:   Inspire Foundation
Description:   This fact sheet has information about bipolar disorder and some of the symptoms of the illness.
Date:   Oct 2011
Title:   Tiagabine in the maintenance treatment of bipolar disorder
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   People with bipolar disorder suffer from repeated episodes of severe mood disturbance. These can vary from mania to severe depression. Sometimes manic and depressive symptoms can occur at the same time. Episodes may also fluctuate frequently, so-calle...
Date:   Oct 2011
Title:   Oxcarbazepine for acute affective episodes of bipolar disorder
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   People with bipolar disorder suffer from repeated episodes of severe mood disturbance. These can vary from mania to severe depression. Sometimes manic and depressive symptoms can occur at the same time. Episodes may also fluctuate frequently, so-calle...
Date:   Sep 2011
Title:   Getting help: where to seek help
Publisher:   Black Dog Institute Australia
Description:   Information on where to get help for depression or bipolar disorder.
Date:   Dec 2010
Title:   Getting help: helping someone else
Publisher:   Black Dog Institute Australia
Description:   Someone with a depressive illness is like anyone with an illness, they require our care.
Date:   Jan 2010
Title:   Bipolar disorder
Publisher:   SANE Australia
Description:   Bipolar disorder (sometimes called manic-depression) is a medical condition. It affects the normal functioning of the brain, so that the person experiences extreme moods - very high and over-excited or very low and depressed.
Date:   Jan 2010
Title:   Bipolar disorder & the GP
Publisher:   Black Dog Institute Australia
Description:   Why GPs need to know about Bipolar Disorder.
Date:   Nov 2009
Title:   Managing someone with bipolar disorder
Publisher:   Black Dog Institute Australia
Description:   Medications in Bipolar Disorder, Psychological treatments for Bipolar Disorder, Managing women with Bipolar Disorder, Early warning signs of relapse, Common pitfalls and complications, Who else to involve, Emerging new treatment approaches.
Date:   Jun 2009
Title:   Getting help: what to do if you're not feeling better
Publisher:   Black Dog Institute Australia
Description:   Advice on what to do if you are not getting better with depression and Bipolar Disorder.
Date:   Jan 2009
Title:   Bipolar Disorder explained: in pregnancy & postnatal
Publisher:   Black Dog Institute Australia
Description:   Bipolar Disorder occurs in childbearing women and onset of symptoms may be during pregnancy or after the birth of a baby. This may be a first episode or the continuation or relapse from an episode prior to the pregnancy. Symptoms will be the same as those that occur with Bipolar Disorder at other times however the treatment required may vary when a woman is pregnant or breastfeeding. The focus of fears and depressive concerns can be the wellbeing of the baby, or feelings of inadequacy as a parent.
Date:   Jan 2009
Title:   Bipolar disorder: treatments
Publisher:   Black Dog Institute Australia
Description:   Bipolar Disorder involves episodes of depression and episodes of mania or hypomania. Therefore its management usually involves two parts: treating the current episode of mania or depression and preventing the long-term recurrence of mania and depression.
Date:   Jan 2009
Title:   Acute management of bipolar disorders
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Bipolar disorders can present in varying ways. Prompt recognition of the phase of illness and tailoring the patient's therapy accordingly will help optimise outcomes.
Date:   Jun 2008
Title:   Omega-3 fatty acids for bipolar disorder
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   This systematic review investigated the efficacy of omega-3 fatty acids for bipolar disorder. Five randomised controlled trials met inclusion criteria for the review. Only one trial provided data that could be analysed, investigating ethyl-EPA as an adj...
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Olanzapine in long-term treatment for bipolar disorder
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Bipolar affective disorder is a severe and common mental illness, characterised by periods of mania, depression and
Date:   Dec 2007
Title:   Oxcarbazepine in the maintenance treatment of bipolar disorder
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Some studies have suggested that oxcarbazepine, an anti-convulsant, may have a role in preventing episode recurrence in bipolar affective disorder. This systematic review investigated the efficacy and acceptability of oxcarbazepine compared to placebo a...
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   Family interventions for bipolar disorder
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Drug treatments are the primary treatment for bipolar disorder. Alone, however, they are not sufficient to manage the disorder. Studies on psychosocial interventions for mental disorders such as schizophrenia and anxiety show that they are effective tre...
Date:   Aug 2007
Title:   Maintenance treatments for bipolar disorders
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Bipolar disorders are disabling and, for most patients, recurrent illnesses. New drugs, in conjunction with the development of effective psychological interventions, mean that the clinician has an increasing range of effective options to offer patients with these disabling and challenging conditions.
Date:   Jun 2007
Title:   Bipolar disorders (Comments for Consumers)
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   There are a range of disorders where a patient's mood swings from high to low over a period of time. Bipolar disorder I is the present name for what was previously known as manic depression.
Date:   Jun 2007

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