Citation

Bowden C, Gonzalez J. Salud Cienc. 2008; 16(3): 264-269.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Sociedad Iberoamericana de Información Científica)

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Abstract

Bipolar disorders I and II (BPD) is a common, severe and recurrent mood disorder associated with high rates of comorbidities, suicide, dysfunction and a high socio-economic burden. Although the management of BPD has traditionally focused on the acute treatment of mania, the chronic nature of BPD necessitates long-term maintenance treatment. Bipolar depression is the predominant mood state in BPD and causes greater disability and economic burden than mania. Maintenance pharmacotherapy can reduce rates of future episodes, and subsequently, the associated risks, functional disability and economic burden of bipolar illness. Copyrigth © Sociedad Iberoamericana de Información Científica (SIIC), 2008.

Language: es

Keywords

disability; suicide; quality of life; Bipolar disorder; major depression; lithium; bipolar depression; comorbidity; disease severity; Pharmacotherapy; psychoeducation; review; Bipolar depression; neuroleptic agent; amfebutamone; serotonin uptake inhibitor; venlafaxine; quetiapine; recurrent disease; psychotropic agent; psychopharmacotherapy; long term care; carbamazepine; olanzapine; risperidone; valproate semisodium; valproic acid; bipolar I disorder; bipolar II disorder; lamotrigine; atypical antipsychotic agent; maintenance therapy; ziprasidone; risk reduction; Maintenance treatment; aripiprazole; bipolar mania; economic evaluation; Pharmacoeconomics