[Treatment algorithms for mood disorders].
The authors summarized features of and controversies about psychopharmacotherapy algorithms, which constitute evidence-based medicine, and compared historical backgrounds of the treatment algorithms of several countries as well as the outline of those for bipolar depression. They pointed out the potential for every clinician to use the current algorithms, which are rather rough, in a way that reflects his or her individuality and in close interaction with patients.
D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000628:therapy; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D007723:Korea; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014481:United States
D011619:Psychotropic Drugs