What is a Mood Stabilizer

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Learn the essentials of psychopharmacology from Dr. Stephen Stahl! This clip from Stahl’s Essential Psychopharmacology, Video Edition covers the agents that have one or more of actions in bipolar disorder. Learn more: https://nei.global/epvideos • Originally, a “mood stabilizer” was a drug that treated mania and prevented recurrence of mania, thus “stabilizing” the manic pole of bipolar disorder. More recently, the concept of mood stabilizer has been defined in a wide-ranging manner, from “something that acts like lithium,” to “an anticonvulsant used to treat bipolar disorder,” to “an antipsychotic used to treat bipolar disorder,” to “stabilizing both mania and depression in bipolar disorder.” Rather than using the term “mood stabilizers,” regulatory authorities consider that there are drugs that can treat any or all of four distinct phases of the illness. Thus, a drug can be “mania minded” and “treat from above” to reduce symptoms of mania, and/or “stabilize from above” to prevent relapse and recurrence of mania. Furthermore, drugs can be “depression minded” and “treat from below” to reduce symptoms of bipolar depression, and/or “stabilize from below” to prevent relapse and recurrence of depression. Not all drugs proven to work in bipolar disorder have all 4 therapeutic actions. • About: In Stahl’s Essential Psychopharmacology: Video Edition, the newly published fifth edition of the landmark textbook comes to life as Dr. Stahl himself presents every chapter with fully animated illustrations. Learn more: https://nei.global/epvideos • Struggling to grasp complex psychopharmacologic concepts? Unlock the Power of Visual Learning with NEI! 🧠💡 Start your learning journey by creating a free NEI Guest account here https://nei.global/createaccount • Follow us on Facebook: https://nei.global/facebook • Follow us on LinkedIn: https://nei.global/linkedin • Follow us on X: https://nei.global/twitter • Follow us on Instagram: https://nei.global/instagram • 🎙 Listen to NEI Podcast: https://nei.global/podcast • Copyright © Neuroscience Education Institute. All rights reserved.

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