Objectives Suicide and suicidal behaviour are increased in mood disorders, particularly
bipolar disorders. Observational studies and small randomized controlled trials (RCTs) …

Objectives To provide a succinct, clinically useful summary of the management of bipolar
disorder, based on the 2020 Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists …

Objectives: To provide advice and guidance regarding the management of mood disorders,
derived from scientific evidence and supplemented by expert clinical consensus to formulate …

The Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) previously published
treatment guidelines for bipolar disorder in 2005, along with international commentaries and …

Objectives To provide a succinct, clinically useful summary of the management of major
depression, based on the 2020 Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists …

Background Lithium is an effective mood stabilizer that is used principally for the
management of bipolar disorder (BD). Its administration is complex and often requires …

Aims To systematically review the existing trials on optimal serum levels for lithium for
maintenance treatment of bipolar disorder and to develop clinical recommendations …

BackgroundElectroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is recommended in treatment guidelines as an
efficacious therapy for treatment-resistant depression. However, it has been associated with …

Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) receives growing interest in different psychiatric clinical
settings (emergency, inpatient, and outpatient services). Despite its usefulness, TDM …

For over half a century, it has been widely known that lithium is the most efficacious
treatment for bipolar disorder. Yet, despite this, its prescription has consistently declined …