Suicidality, Bipolar Disorders, and Pharmacotherapy

Although the existence of mood disorders was identified centuries ago, the present state of knowledge is unsatisfactory. This special issue of Archives of Suicide Research (ASR), the official journal of the International Academy for Suicide Research, presents the state of the science and collects ne...

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Published in:Archives of suicide research 2005, Vol.9 (3), p.231-235
Main Authors: Bronisch, Thomas, Wolfersdorf, Manfred, Leenaars, Antoon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antimanic Agents - therapeutic use
Bipolar disorder
Bipolar Disorder - drug therapy
Bipolar Disorder - psychology
Bipolar disorders
Depression
Humans
Lithium Chloride - therapeutic use
Mental health
Mortality
Patients
Pharmacology
pharmacotherapy
Psychology
Psychopharmacology
Psychotherapy
Risk
Risk Factors
Social problems
Suicide
Suicide - psychology
suicide risk
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Summary:Although the existence of mood disorders was identified centuries ago, the present state of knowledge is unsatisfactory. This special issue of Archives of Suicide Research (ASR), the official journal of the International Academy for Suicide Research, presents the state of the science and collects new empirical data. Different aspects of suicidality in bipolar and bipolar spectrum disorders are outlined and the prophylactic aspects of pharmacotherapy are noted, especially the anti-suicide effect of lithium. A call for further study is, however, necessary.
ISSN:1381-1118
1543-6136
DOI:10.1080/13811110590929415