title: Asenapine augmentation in bipolar disorders: a case series.
abstract: Asenapine, a novel second-generation antipsychotic is effective in acute treatment of bipolar I disorder patients in combination with mood stabilizers even in resistant cases. Although there is no evidence for asenapine's efficacy to be superior to currently available agents, asenapine's favorable weight and metabolic profile are of clinical interest.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale Section of Psychiatry University of Pisa Pisa Italy.
authors.forename: Donatella
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Marazziti
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale Section of Psychiatry University of Pisa Pisa Italy.
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mucci
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale Section of Psychiatry University of Pisa Pisa Italy.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baroni
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale Section of Psychiatry University of Pisa Pisa Italy.
authors.forename: Armando
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piccinni
keywords: Antipsychotics; asenapine; bipolar disorders; second‐generation antipsychotics