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
Affiliation:Department of Psychiatry, Neurobiology, Pharmacology and Biotechnology, University of Pisa, viaRoma 65, I-56100 Pisa, Italy;
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.
