Objective The aim of the study was to examine utilization and patterns of
psychopharmacological treatment during a 1-year follow-up period among patients with …

Background For bipolar disorder, a severe, recurring mental disorder, pharmacotherapy is a
cornerstone of effective treatment. The purpose of this study was to investigate prescribing …

ObjectiveIn bipolar disorder, treatment with antidepressants without concomitant use of
mood stabilisers (antidepressant monotherapy) is associated with development of mania …

Background: The goal of this analysis was to characterize a cohort of 3000 persons who self-
identified as having bipolar disorder by demographic, clinical, and treatment characteristics …

Objective There is limited information available on the prescription of psychotropic agents to
patients with bipolar I (BD-I) and bipolar II disorder (BD-II). The purpose of this study was to …

Objective Psychotropic polypharmacy in the treatment of bipolar disorder has proliferated.
Yet evidence about the prevalence and predictors of different combinations of polypharmacy …

Objective: Because treatments for bipolar disorder include a growing num-ber of
psychotropic agents, the authors evaluated psychotropic polytherapy and adherence to …

Objective: This study examined the patterns and predictors of medication use and 24‐month
course/outcome in first‐admission patients with bipolar disorder (BD) with psychotic …

Objective To assess mood stabilizer (MS) and second-generation antipsychotic (SGA)
prescribing trends in bipolar disorder (BD) outpatients referred to a bipolar disorder specialty …

Objective: A retrospective study using Medicaid claims identified patients with bipolar
disorder for whom oral second-generation antipsychotics were prescribed and compared …