title: New treatments of bipolar disorder.
abstract: This clinical trials review is derived from the presentations made at the Third International Conference on Bipolar Disorder, held June 17-19, 1999 in Pittsburgh, PA, published as abstracts in Bipolar Disorders: An International Journal of Psychiatry and Neurosciences, Edited by Jair C. Soares, and Samuel Gershon. In this review, abstracts reporting on the efficacy of "third generation" anti-epileptic agents, including topiramate, lamotrigine, diphenylhydantoin, gabapentin, and the new generation antipsychotic agent, olanzapine in treating bipolar disorders are reviewed.
authors: Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, CB #7175, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7175, USA.
authors: D S
authors: DS
authors: Janowsky
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000588:Amines; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018692:Antimanic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003509:Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; D005632:Fructose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077206:Gabapentin; D006801:Humans; D000077213:Lamotrigine; D000077152:Olanzapine; D010672:Phenytoin / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010890:Pirenzepine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077236:Topiramate; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014227:Triazines / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D000588:Amines; D000927:Anticonvulsants; D018692:Antimanic Agents; D003509:Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; D014227:Triazines; D000077236:Topiramate; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D005632:Fructose; D010890:Pirenzepine; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; D010672:Phenytoin; D000077206:Gabapentin; D000077152:Olanzapine; D000077213:Lamotrigine