Lithium
In rare, extreme cases, ECT (electro-convulsive shock therapy) is used.
Used as a medication for mental disorders ie: bipolar disorder.
Used as a medication for mental disorders ie: bipolar disorder.
Psychiatric hospitals or mental/psych wards are used for treating patients with serious mental disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar, and clinical depression.
It is an anticonvulsant, commonly used as a mood stabilizer for treating cycling mood disorders, such as bipolar disorder.
Seroquel is an anti-psychotic used mainly in the treatment of bipolar disorder. If an ADHD individual is suffering from bipolar mania, this will help them stay more even throughout the period indirectly helping their ADHD (by lessening the symptoms of bipolar). Seroquel is not used for ADHD; it is used to treat bipolar disorders.
depression and bipolar disorders
Lithium
Lithium is the element commonly used in batteries and as a treatment for bipolar disorder. In batteries, lithium is used as the anode material due to its high energy density. In bipolar disorder treatment, lithium is used to stabilize mood and reduce the frequency and severity of manic episodes.
Yes, several small preliminary studies suggest that this breast cancer drug can be useful in treating the manic phase of bipolar. However due to potential side effects it is unlikely the drug will be used itself for actual treatment (except off label). Instead it will be used to guide the development of future medications for treating bipolar. See: http://www.webmd.com/bipolar-disorder/news/20080303/tamoxifen-may-help-treat-bipolar-mania
lithium is used to treat bipolar disorder.
Lithium used to be the gold standard. If you responded to lithium, you were proven bipolar. Valproate and other anti-seizure meds are also used. With the less dangerous Bipolar II condition, regular SSRI antidepressants are often used. I know, that's what I'm on.
They are medications used to treat various psychatric conditions, such as depression, Bipolar disorder, psychotic disorders, eating disorders, and addictions, among others, as well as any drug which consistently produces a mind-altering effect.