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  • Title: [The treatment of mood stabilizers in children and adolescents suffering from bipolar affective disorder].
    Author: Green T, Shoval G, Weizman A.
    Journal: Harefuah; 2005 Nov; 144(11):810-5, 821. PubMed ID: 16358659.
    Abstract:
    Bipolar disorder is defined as a mood disorder. It is characterized by alteration in mood, from elation and/or irritability to depression. The prevalence of this disorder in children and adolescents is 1%, and it disrupts the lives of children and adolescents. The treatment of bipolar disorder includes mood stabilizers. In contrast to the extensive literature in adult bipolar disorder, controlled studies of lithium and anticonvulsants in the management of mood disorders in childhood are scarce. This review summarizes recent clinical pharmacologic studies of mood stabilizers, including lithium and anticonvulsants in the management of bipolar disorder in children and adolescents who suffer from this syndrome. In addition, the authors review new anticonvulsants such as lamotrigine, gabapentin and topiramate as mood stabilizers.
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