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Pharmacologic agents for the treatment of acute bipolar mania.
Biological Psychiatry 2000 September 16
The knowledge base regarding the medical treatment of acute bipolar mania is rapidly expanding. Information about agents with established antimanic properties is increasing, and more agents with putative antimanic properties are being identified. We first review the controlled studies supporting the efficacy of the established antimanic agents lithium, valproate, and carbamazepine and standard antipsychotics. We then review available research on two important classes of drugs that are emerging as potential treatments for acute mania: the novel antipsychotics, which include clozapine, olanzapine, quetiapine, risperidone, and ziprasidone, and the new antiepileptics, which include gabapentin, lamotrigine, oxcarbazepine, tiagabine, topiramate, and zonisamide. We conclude that although controlled data are accumulating to support the efficacy of several atypical antipsychotics in the treatment of acute bipolar mania, particularly olanzapine, ziprasidone, and risperidone, the novel antiepileptics need more extensive study before it can be concluded that any of them possess specific antimanic properties. We also conclude that as the medical options for acute bipolar mania expand, treatment guidelines must remain both evidence based and flexible, so that they represent cutting edge medical science yet can be tailored to the specific needs of individual patients.
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