title: [Update on the pharmacological treatment of bipolar disorder].
abstract: The main goal of the treatment of Bipolar Disorder is to achieve and to maintain the euthymia by using mood stabilizing drugs. This article reviews the available pharmacological treatments of Bipolar Disorder, emphazising not pharmacology but its effectiveness in mania, bipolar depression, mixed states and rapid cyclers.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina. gjufe@reme.com.ar
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Jufe
mesh_terms: D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008094:Lithium / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014635:Valproic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D002220:Carbamazepine; D014635:Valproic Acid; D008094:Lithium