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What's in a Name?
The Book of Genesis
100
A state of abnormally elevated arousal, affect, and energy level.
What is mania?
100
Introduced in the 1970s, this drug is a first-line treatment for bipolar disorder.
What is lithium?
100
These drugs for mood disorders are ineffective for the long term control of bipolar disorders.
What are antidepressants?
100
A mood disorder with at least one episode of mania.
What is Bipolar Disorder, Type 1?
100
This family history increases the risk of bipolar disorder by nearly 10 times that of the general population.
What is the significance of a first-degree relative with a mood disorder or schizophrenia?
200
A mood disorder characterized by cycles of hypomania and depression.
What is Bipolar, Type 2?
200
These drugs can be used as a monotherapy or to augment lithium in the treatment of bipolar disorders.

What are anticonvulsants such as Tegretol™ (carbamazepine), Depakote™ (valproic acid, divalproex), and Lamictal™ (lamotrigine)?

200
Tremors, confusion, stupor, and slurred speech.
What are symptoms of lithium toxicity?
200

A rapid shifting of ideas with only superficial associative connections between them that is expressed as a disconnected rambling from subject to subject

What is "flight of ideas?"
200
This comorbid psychiatric disorder can actually trigger a bipolar mood swing.
What is a substance use disorder?
300
Delusions of grandiosity.
What is a persistent, exaggerated feeling of superiority or distinction?
300

Tegretol™ (carbamazepine), Depakote™ (valproic acid, divalproex), and Lamictal™ (lamotrigine) tend to be better at managing these features of bipolar disorders.

What are rapid cycling and mixed episodes?

300
Any of these classes of drug can induce mania.
What are antidepressants, stimulants, thyroid hormones, corticosteroids, anticholinergic, or antihypertensives?
300
This disorder has similar, but less intense symptoms as Bipolar Disorder, Type 2.
What is cyclothymia?
300
Any of these are somatic illnesses that are frequently comorbid with bipolar disorders.

What is migraine, thyroid illness, obesity, DM2, or CVD?

400
Any of these are characteristic of poor prognosis in bipolar disorders.
What is: rapid cycling, mixed episodes, unemployment, or ethanol use?
400
This drug is unique among mood stabilizers in that it has anti-suicidal properties.
What is a specific therapeutic advantage of lithium in managing patients with bipolar disorder?
400

Combining these two drugs increases the likelihood of the potentially fatal Stevens-Johnson (severe cutaneous reaction) syndrome.

What are Lamictal™ (lamotrigine) and Depakote™ (valproic acid, divalproex)?

400
A bipolar disorder with at least four distinct mood episodes over 12 months.
What is a rapid cycling bipolar disorder (can be type 1 or type 2)?
400
Abnormal activity (increased or decreased) in this brain region is closely associated with bipolar disorders.
What is the prefrontal cortex (esp. ofPFC, dlPFC, and vlPFC)?
500
It appears in up to 15% of people with bipolar disorder.
How common is suicide among individuals with bipolar disorders?
500

There is evidence that Tegretol™ (carbamazepine) can reduce this symptom of bipolar disorder.

What is impulsivity?
500
These are common OTC drugs that can greatly increase the serum levels of lithium.
What are NSAIDs?
500

This disorder presents with psychotic symptoms as well as mood disturbance.

What are symptoms of schizoaffective disorder?

500
About 80% of patients with bipolar disorder feature this symptom.
What is suicidality?