Researchers have identified a second dopamine-driven "clock" in the brain that works alongside the biological 24-hour cycle, ...

Whether its mood-stabilizing effects are greater than or ... chlorpromazine was shown to be as effective as lithium in the treatment of mania. There was no widespread use of chlorpromazine as ...

Full-blown manic episodes are more common after hypomanic ... For these individuals, alternative mood-stabilizer therapy should be considered. [1] A number of clinically important drug ...

The first line of treatment might involve using an atypical antipsychotic to stop mania. A long-term mood stabilizer (like lithium) will then be prescribed to help prevent the recurrence of mania ...

New research suggests that mood swings in bipolar disorder are regulated by two clocks: the body’s 24-hour circadian rhythm ...

Lithium is a mood stabilizer used to treat bipolar disorder, a condition that involves episodes of depression, mania, and hypomania. Lithium is used as an acute treatment for mood episodes and as ...

My intention in writing these posts is to share the experiences that I went through with my son, starting with the first manifestation of his illness and our journey through numerous subsequent ...