Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) appears to be far more effective than algorithm-based drug therapy for treatment-resistant bipolar depression in what is believed to be the first randomized, controlled ...

Bipolar disorder (also known as manic depression) is a brain disorder characterized by cyclic mood swings of extreme highs called mania and intense lows known as depression. With proper drugs and ...

Dr. Kennedy answers the question: 'Carbamazepine For Bipolar Disorder?' — -- Question: How is carbamazepine (Tegretol) used in the treatment of bipolar disorder? What are the side effects and ...

An antipsychotic approved by the FDA in 2009 to treat schizophrenia has now been green-lighted for use in bipolar 1 disorder. Iloperidone (Fanapt) is now FDA-approved for adults with bipolar 1 ...

D.C.-based biotech company Vanda Pharmaceuticals saw its stock jump after a drug was approved by the Food and Drug Administration to be used as a treatment for bipolar disorder. Fanapt, developed by ...

Hayes et al 12 conducted one of the most recent large studies to compare lithium with newer second-generation antipsychotics as maintenance monotherapy for bipolar disorder. The authors concluded that ...

Biohaven’s pipeline drug BHV-7000 has failed to meet the primary endpoint in a pivotal Phase II/III bipolar trial, sinking ...

"Doctor, pleeeease, no more of these," my mind sang to the tune of the Rolling Stones' "Mother's Little Helper." That 1966 song, about a housewife begging her doc for more pills, told a story far ...