Effectiveness and safety of long-term antidepressant treatment in bipolar disorder
Effectiveness and safety of long-term antidepressant treatment in bipolar disorder
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DOI:
10.4088/jcp.v62n07a12
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发表时间:
2001-07-01
影响因子:
5.3
通讯作者:
Baldessarini, RJ
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作者:
Ghaemi, SN;Lenox, MS;Baldessarini, RJ
Objective: We sought to review research on use of antidepressants for long-term treatment of bipolar depression.Method: We conducted a computerized literature search of the MEDLINE, HealthStar, Current Contents, PsychInfo, and National Library of Medicine databases to identify studies involving antidepressant, anticonvulsant, or lithium use in bipolar disorder or manic-depressive illness published from 1966 through 2000.Results: Only 7 blinded, controlled trials of long-term antidepressant treatment in bipolar disorders were found. The available information is not adequate to support the safety or effectiveness of long-term antidepressant treatment for bipolar depression, with or without mood-stabilizing cotherapy.Conclusion: Antidepressant treatment of bipolar depression is extraordinarily understudied. Controlled trials comparing specific antidepressants, particularly to compare mood-stabilizing agents given alone and combined with an antidepressant, are needed.