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Aripiprazole may be effective as maintenance for some children with bipolar disorder

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1:29  |   Dec 16, 2011  |  Family Medicine, Nurses/NP/PA, Pediatrics, Psychiatry & Mental Health, Resource Center: Bipolar Disorder, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – After stabilization with aripiprazole therapy, children with bipolar disorder may continue to benefit from maintenance treatment with the atypical antidepressant, according to the results of a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial reported in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry...
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Unexplained sudden death in psychiatric patients not directly related to antipsychotic use

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1:35  |   Jun 1, 2011  |  Diabetes, Endocrinology, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Nurses/NP/PA, Psychiatry & Mental Health, Resource Center: Bipolar Disorder, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The excess risk of unexplained sudden death in psychiatric patients may be related to diabetes and dyslipidemia rather than to the antipsychotic drugs used to treat them, according to a report in the May 3rd online Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. “The physical health of...
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Asenapine effective over long term for prevention of schizophrenia relapse

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1:52  |   Mar 17, 2011  |  Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Pharmacists, Psychiatry & Mental Health, Resource Center: Bipolar Disorder, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Long-term treatment with the atypical antipsychotic asenapine prevents relapse of schizophrenia and is well tolerated, according to a report in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry online February 22. Asenapine in approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the...
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  • Evidence-based guidelines for treating bipolar disorder: recommendations from the British Association for Psychopharmacology

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    Published By: British Association for Psychopharmacology

    Last Published: 2009

  • Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) and International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD) collaborative update of CANMAT guidelines for the management of patients with bipolar disorder: update 2009

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    Published By: Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT)

    Last Published: 2009

  • Evidence-based guidelines for treating bipolar disorder: recommendations from the British Association for Psychopharmacology

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    Published By: British Association for Psychopharmacology (BAP)

    Last Published: 2009

  • Texas Medication Algorithm Project (TMAP)

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    Published By: Texas Department of State Health Services

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  • World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry treatment guidelines on bipolar disorders

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    Published By: World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry

    Last Published: 2004

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    Published By: AAFP in Am Fam Physician. 2010 Oct 15;82(8):985-986.

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  • Screening for Depression in Adults: Recommendation Statement

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