Psychiatr. pro Praxi, 2009; 10(3): 144
Aripiprazol in a treatment of bipolar affective disorder
- Psychiatrická ambulance pro dospělé, děti a dorost, Ústí nad Labem
A case report is presented of a 33-year-old female with long-term diagnosis of unipolar depression. After acute manic episode was the
diagnosis reclassified to the bipolar affective disorder. We had to modify treatment strategy, antidepressant drugs was discontinued.
She used olanzapine to the treatment of acute manic episode, but she had a switch to the depression and olanzapine had negative side
effects. Then we found optimal treatment for her finally-combination of lamotrigine with aripiprazol.
Keywords: unipolar depression, bipolar affective disorder, mania, lamotrigine, aripiprazol.
Published: May 1, 2009 Show citation
