The World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) guidelines for the biological treatment of bipolar disorders, part III: maintenance treatment

As with the two preceding guidelines of this series, these practice guidelines for the pharmacological maintenance treatment of bipolar disorder were developed by an international task force of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP). Their purpose is to supply a systemati...

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Published inThe world journal of biological psychiatry Vol. 5; no. 3; p. 120
Main Authors Grunze, Heinz, Kasper, Siegfried, Goodwin, Guy, Bowden, Charles, Möller, Hans-Jürgen
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.07.2004
Subjects
Anticonvulsants - classification
Anticonvulsants - therapeutic use
Antipsychotic Agents - classification
Antipsychotic Agents - therapeutic use
Biological Psychiatry
Bipolar Disorder - classification
Bipolar Disorder - drug therapy
Calcium Channel Blockers - therapeutic use
Combined Modality Therapy
Drug Synergism
Drug Therapy, Combination
Drug Tolerance
Electroconvulsive Therapy
Global Health
Humans
International Cooperation
Periodicity
Psychotherapy
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Summary:As with the two preceding guidelines of this series, these practice guidelines for the pharmacological maintenance treatment of bipolar disorder were developed by an international task force of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP). Their purpose is to supply a systematic overview of all scientific evidence relating to maintenance treatment. The data used for these guidelines were extracted from a MEDLINE and EMBASE search, from recent proceedings from key conferences and various national and international treatment guidelines. The scientific justification of support for particular treatments was categorised into four levels of evidence (A-D). As these guidelines are intended for clinical use, the scientific evidence was not only graded, but also reviewed by the experts of the task force to ensure practicality.
ISSN:1562-2975
DOI:10.1080/15622970410029924