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Patterns of Psychotropic Drug Prescription for U.S. Patients With Diagnoses of Bipolar Disorders

Ross J. Baldessarini, Leslie Leahy, Stephen Arcona, Douglas Gause, Winnie Zhang, John Hennen

Psychiatric Services · 2007 · 277 citations · 25 references

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Antidepressants were the first-choice agent twice as often as mood stabilizers. Lithium was sustained longer than monotherapy with other mood stabilizers. Time to augmentation was much shorter than time to change or discontinuation.

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Prevalence, Severity, and Comorbidity of 12-Month DSM-IV Disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication

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The Long-term Natural History of the Weekly Symptomatic Status of Bipolar I Disorder

Lewis L. Judd, Hagop S. Akiskal, Pamela J. Schettler et al. · Archives of General Psychiatry · 2002 · 2.1K citations

A Prospective Investigation of the Natural History of the Long-term Weekly Symptomatic Status of Bipolar II Disorder

Lewis L. Judd, Hagop S. Akiskal, Pamela J. Schettler et al. · Archives of General Psychiatry · 2003 · 1.2K citations

Predictors of Recurrence in Bipolar Disorder: Primary Outcomes From the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder (STEP-BD)

Roy H. Perlis, Michael J. Ostacher, Jayendra K. Patel et al. · American Journal of Psychiatry · 2006 · 681 citations