 | There are many rapidly effective treatments for mania in bipolar disorder but there are relatively few and no rapidly effective treatments for bipolar depression, even though bipolar depression constitutes what may be 20% to 50% of all depressive disorders. In this podcast, Dr Michael Thase of the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania discusses the first, second, and third lines of treatment available for treatment of bipolar depression. | ||||||
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Psychiatric Times.
PODCAST
Update on the Treatment of Bipolar Depression
By Michael E. Thase, MD |
November 5, 2012
by Ben McGraw | November 07, 2012 8:25 PM EST Because there are not effective treatments for bipolar depression as Dr. Thase points out, disease state management is imperative. Quantification/tracking applications like bStable can help patients work with their clinicians to maintain optimal mental health. by Paulo Grabowski | January 24, 2013 11:56 AM EST Actually the main problem concerning the studies in bipolar depression is the selection of patients. As we select patients that have different kinds and patterns of mood disorder we will never find effective treatment. |
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