The Role of Newer Antiglutamatergic Agents as Mood-Stabilizers in Bipolar Disorder

Title: The Role of Newer Antiglutamatergic Agents as Mood-Stabilizers in Bipolar Disorder

Volume: 6 Issue: 5

Author(s): Marianna Abelli, Claudia Martini, Stefano Pini, Camilla Gesi and Giovanni B. Cassano

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Keywords: glutamate, anticonvulsants, depression, bipolar disorder

Abstract: In bipolar patients, maintenance treatment with anticonvulsive agents is a valid alternative to lithium. These agents have widely varying mechanisms of action. Some of these medications focus on the current understanding of antiglutamatergic mechanisms of action and their treatment implications for bipolar disorders.

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Abelli Marianna, Martini Claudia, Pini Stefano, Gesi Camilla and Cassano B. Giovanni, The Role of Newer Antiglutamatergic Agents as Mood-Stabilizers in Bipolar Disorder, Current Drug Targets 2005; 6 (5) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389450054546015