title: The role of newer antiglutamatergic agents as mood-stabilizers in bipolar disorder.
abstract: In bipolar patients, maintenance treatment with anticonvulsive agents is a valid alternative to lithium. These agents have widely varying mechanisms of action. Some of these medications focus on the current understanding of antiglutamatergic mechanisms of action and their treatment implications for bipolar disorders.
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Neurobiology, Pharmacology and Biotechnologies, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
authors: Marianna
authors: M
authors: Abelli
authors: Claudia
authors: C
authors: Martini
authors: Stefano
authors: S
authors: Pini
authors: Camilla
authors: C
authors: Gesi
authors: Giovanni B
authors: GB
authors: Cassano
mesh_terms: D000339:Affect / Q000187:drug effects*; D000818:Animals; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy*; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists