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by Dr Karine A.N. Macritchie and Professor Allan H. Young
Published: July 2012
In the management of mania, pharmacological treatment plays a key part in any comprehensive package of care. The pharmacological management of mania is a skill essential to the practice of acute general psychiatry.
Over recent years, new agents have joined the armoury of anti-manic treatments and the evidence base for these treatments is increasing. Updated guidelines for evidence-based treatments for mania have been published; however, the management of treatment-resistant mania remains challenging and is informed by few studies.
This module summarises current thinking on the neural mechanisms of mania and the current view of best practice in its pharmacological management, focusing particularly on recently published guidelines from the British Association for Psychopharmacology.
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