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2. Bipolar disorder - Wikipedia

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   Bipolar disorder, previously known as manic depression, is a mental disorder characterized by periods of depression and periods of abnormally elevated mood that each last from days to weeks. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] If the elevated mood is severe or associated with psychosis , it is called mania ; if it is less severe and does not significantly affect ...

3. List of psychiatric medications by condition treated - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of psychiatric medications used by psychiatrists and other physicians to treat mental illness or distress. The list is ordered alphabetically according to the condition or conditions, then by the generic name of each medication. The list is not exhaustive and not all drugs are used regularly in all countries.

4. Treatment of mental disorders - Wikipedia

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   The history of the medications used in mental disorders has developed a lot through years. The discovery of modern drugs prevailed during the 20th century. Lithium, a mood stabilizer, was discovered as a treatment of mania, by John F. Cade in 1949, "and Hammond (1871) used lithium bromide for 'acute mania with depression'". [14]

5. Management of borderline personality disorder - Wikipedia

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   The main emphasis of these measures are very different. Similar treatment principles mainly focus on one or several target problems by using the foundation of modern psychoanalytic theory. Results of meta-analysis show that psychodynamic psychotherapy has large effects in the treatment of personality disorders.

6. The Scary Link Between ADHD and Life Expectancy - AOL

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   Both ADHD and bipolar disorder can cause extreme mood changes, but there’s a key difference. Bipolar disorder involves cycles of depression and mania and hypomania, which can last for days or weeks.

7. Management of depression - Wikipedia

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   Management of depression is the treatment of depression that may involve a number of different therapies: medications, behavior therapy, psychotherapy, and medical devices. Depression is a symptom of some physical diseases; a side effect of some drugs and medical treatments; and a symptom of some mood disorders such as major depressive disorder ...