Mood-Stabilizing Medicines for Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia
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Mood stabilizers, especially lithium, valproic acid, and carbamazepine, may provide relief from acute episodes of mania or depression and can help prevent them from recurring.
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: August 31, 2012 |
| Medical Review: | Reference Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Reference Lisa S. Weinstock, MD - Psychiatry |
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