Treatment of aggression in patients with bipolar disorder.
Bipolar disorder is generally viewed as a disturbance of mood. However, prominent aspects of behavior that occur during depressive and manic states of bipolar disorder, including psychosis, aggression, and anxiety, are not specific to mood syndromes and occur across many psychiatric states. Severe hyperarousal--beyond that usually associated with classic manic or depressive episodes--could result in a variety of behavioral or symptomatic disturbances including aggression, impulsivity, and anxiety. Since aggression is a well-recognized aspect of mood syndromes, the management of aggression is likely to be an important component of managing bipolar disorder.
Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Medical School, Houston 77030, USA.
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D000374:Aggression / Q000187:drug effects / Q000523:psychology*; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D008094:Lithium / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014635:Valproic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D002220:Carbamazepine; D014635:Valproic Acid; D008094:Lithium