Bipolar disorder - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
网页2024年8月14日 · Getting mental health treatment at a hospital can keep you calm and safe and stabilize your mood. This is true whether you're having a manic or major depressive episode. The main treatments for bipolar disorder include medicines and talk therapy, also known as psychotherapy, to control symptoms.
List of 62 Bipolar Disorder Medications Compared - Drugs.com
网页2024年2月19日 · Bipolar disorder is best treated with a combination of medications (such as mood-stabilizing agents, antipsychotics, antidepressants, or benzodiazepines), therapy sessions, and good personal routines.
Bipolar Disorder - National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
网页Light therapy is the best evidence-based treatment for seasonal affective disorder (SAD), and many people with bipolar disorder experience seasonal worsening of depression or SAD in the winter. Light therapy may also be used to treat lesser forms of seasonal worsening of bipolar depression.
Treating Bipolar Depression With Medications and Therapy - WebMD
网页Doctors may prescribe lithium, an antimanic drug, or an antipsychotic drug -- or a combination of both -- in order to alleviate symptoms of depression without triggering a manic episode.
Available Bipolar Disorder Treatments to Consider - Verywell Health
网页2024年2月7日 · Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is sometimes called electroshock therapy. According to research, ECT can help manage severe cases of acute mania, mixed episodes, and bipolar depression. It is also beneficial for catatonia (being unreactive to one's surroundings) and drug-resistant bipolar disorder.
Medications for Bipolar Disorder - Psych Central
网页2021年7月30日 · Research has shown that lithium may help prevent both mania and, to a lesser extent, depression. Lithium can help treat or prevent the following states: mania. hypomania (a less severe form of...
Bipolar Disorder Treatment: Medications, Therapy, and More - Psych Central
网页2021年2月11日 · There are many treatments for bipolar disorder, including medications, therapy, and self-help strategies. Here's how to know which one you need.
Medications for Treatment of Bipolar Disorders
网页Lithium carbonate is typically titrated based on blood levels, tolerance, and response. Higher maintenance levels are more protective against manic (but not depressive) episodes but have more adverse effects. Adolescents, whose glomerular function is excellent, need higher doses; older patients need lower doses.
Effective Treatments for Bipolar Disorder: Medicine & Therapy - WebMD
网页2023年5月15日 · The most effective treatment for bipolar disorder is a combination of medication and psychotherapy. Most people take more than one drug, like a mood-stabilizing drug and an antipsychotic or...
Medications to Treat Bipolar Disorder - Verywell Health
网页2023年11月6日 · Lithium (brand-name Lithobid) is a mood stabilizer. It is one of the oldest medications still used to treat bipolar disorder. It can treat acute manic (feeling emotional highs) and mixed episodes (feeling both emotional highs and lows) or as a maintenance treatment in people 7 and older.