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BIPOLAR DISORDERS
Volume 11, Issue -, Pages 45-54Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-5618.2009.00710.x
Keywords
acute mania; antipsychotics; atypical antipsychotics; bipolar mania; lithium; typical antipsychotics
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Objectives: Antipsychotics have been widely used in the treatment of bipolar mania. The purpose of this manuscript was to briefly review the evidence of typical and atypical antipsychotics for the treatment of bipolar mania. Methods: A detailed literature review was conducted on the use of typical and atypical antipsychotics in the treatment of bipolar mania using standard search engines. A summary of the published literature Oil each agent is described followed by a discussion oil the overall comparison of the different agents. Results: For typical antipsychotics, Up until recently, there was a paucity of published evidence oil their strengths and limitations in the treatment of bipolar mania. Recent studies have demonstrated clear evidence on the efficacy of haloperidol oil the treatment of acute mania. The literature Suggests a faster onset of action of haloperidol as compared to either lithium or atypical antipsychotics. A limitation of typical antipsychotics however, is the risk of tardive dyskinesia, extrapyramidal side effects and a possible increased risk of non-adherence. Evidence on the efficacy for atypical antipsychotics has been demonstrated for aripiprazole, clozapine, olanzapine, quetiapine, risperidone and ziprasidone. Limitations as regards the use of atypical antipsychotics include the risk of weight gain and dyslipidemia. Comparison among different atypical antipsychotics agents are difficult to determine as there are no conclusive head to head Studies. There is also a paucity of studies comparing atypical antipsychotics with lithium. Conclusions: Evidence exists on the efficacy of both typical and atypical antipsychotics on the treatment of acute mania such that they are now clearly first-line along with lithium. An important limitation of the published literature is that most of the studies were designed to obtain regulatory approval for the different agents therefore the generalizability of the findings to clinical practice remains unclear.
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