Atypical Antipsychotics in the Treatment of Acute Bipolar Depression with Mixed Features: A Systematic Review and Exploratory Meta-Analysis of Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trials

Atypical Antipsychotics in the Treatment of Acute Bipolar Depression with Mixed Features: A Systematic Review and Exploratory Meta-Analysis of Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trials

Evidence supporting the use of second generation antipsychotics (SGAs) in the treatment of acute depression with mixed features (MFs) associated with bipolar disorder (BD) is scarce and equivocal. Therefore, we conducted a systematic review and preliminary meta-analysis investigating SGAs in the tre...

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Main Authors: Michele Fornaro, Brendon Stubbs, Domenico De Berardis, Giampaolo Perna, Alessandro Valchera, Nicola Veronese, Marco Solmi, Licínia Ganança
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-02-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
second generation antipsychotic (SGA)
mixed features
diagnostic and statistical manual for mental disorders fifth edition (DSM-5)
acute bipolar depression
systematic-review
meta-analysis
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/17/2/241

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