From medications to neuromodulation, lifestyle changes, and emerging therapies, understand the latest evidence and best practices for managing mental illness in pregnancy and postpartum.

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Lithium, for example, is a commonly prescribed mood stabilizer, but it doesn’t work right away. Doctors may suggest taking an antipsychotic medication for an acute manic episode to give lithium ...

Management of bipolar disorder often involves a combination of various approaches, such as: medications like mood stabilizers or antipsychotics talk therapies, such as cognitive behavioral therapy ...

People who have a partial response to lithium or other mood stabilizers may have better control of their mood symptoms if they take a small dose of thyroid replacement hormone, even if their ...

Since the 1970s, lithium has been the gold standard for ... A more detailed discussion can be found in “Mood Stabilizing Medications” in: Francis Mark Mondimore, Bipolar Disorder, A Guide ...

The mood-stabilizing effects of anticonvulsants such as valproate and carbamazepine have been studied in patients not helped by lithium, the traditional mainstay of treatment. These newer agents ...

Lithium, a cornerstone in bipolar disorder treatment ... and a frustrating lack of specialists. If you... Mood stabilizers help keep my bipolar symptoms in check, but they still affect some areas of ...

This report highlights the potential use of lithium as a mood stabilizer in bvFTD patients with periodic mood fluctuations, refractory to standard treatments. Further research is needed to elucidate ...

Their mean age was 26.00+/-6.37 years. Mean hospitalization was 17.36+/−4.7 days. Cariprazine was combined with a mood stabilizer: lithium in seven patients and divalproex in four. Mean YMRS change ...