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An Update on Antidepressant Use in Bipolar Depression

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Post  Admin Tue Oct 16, 2012 8:48 pm

An Update on Antidepressant Use in Bipolar Depression
Source: Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2012 Oct 16
An Update on Antidepressant Use in Bipolar Depression Bipola10


The effective treatment of depression in people with bipolar disorder remains a clinical challenge. The role of antidepressant medication in treating bipolar depression has been controversial. While early studies and meta-analyses supported a role for antidepressant medication, more recent, high quality randomized controlled trials in bipolar depression have generally not demonstrated efficacy for antidepressant medications.
Although the risk of affective switch and long-term de-stabilization remains a concern when using antidepressant medications in bipolar disorder, the magnitude of this risk has been difficult to ascertain with confidence.
Maintenance use of antidepressant medication has generally not demonstrated a favorable risk-benefit ratio. Future studies should explore the patient characteristics and response patterns that predict a more favorable response profile to antidepressants amongst patients with bipolar disorder so that the medications can be rationally used in those who are most likely to benefit.
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