Pharmacological treatment strategies for bipolar disorder(BD)remain elusive due to a dearth of evidence. This paper delineates BD treatment guidelines recently published by the Japanese Society of Mood Disorders, and also presents clinical experiences of long‒term medication among 22 BD patients. With the evidence‒based guidelines and real‒world experiences taken into account, the author proposed an algorithm of medical treatment for bipolar and bipolar spectrum disorders.
Treatment for Bipolar Disorders:Evidence—based Approach and Personal View
Department of Psychiatry, National Defense Medical College
Psychiatria et Neurologia Japonica
115: 323-330, 2013
<Keywords:guidelines, bipolar disorders, bipolar spectrum, antidepressants, mood stabilizers>