title: Treatment of bipolar depression.
abstract: This article discusses current practices in the treatment of bipolar depression. In the absence of more definitive research, the treatment of bipolar depression is guided by clinical experience and expert opinion, and sometimes by marketing and popular trends, as much as it is by hard data. Considering the limitations of current knowledge is an essential component of the scientific practice of psychiatry.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, State University of New York at Buffalo, 462 Grider Street, Buffalo, NY 14215, USA. Dubovsky@buffalo.edu
authors.forename: Steven L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Dubovsky
mesh_terms: D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018692:Antimanic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D018849:Controlled Clinical Trials as Topic; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D016651:Lithium Carbonate / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D018692:Antimanic Agents; D016651:Lithium Carbonate