Question 180 · LEK · Mood stabilizers
Which of the agents used for relapse prevention in bipolar affective disorder have solely antimanic effects?
1) valproic acid;
2) lamotrigine;
3) aripiprazole;
4) lithium carbonate;
5) quetiapine.
The correct answer is:
2) lamotrigine;
3) aripiprazole;
4) lithium carbonate;
5) quetiapine.
The correct answer is:
- A. 1, 3.
- B. only 1.
- C. 3, 5.
- D. only 4.
- E. only 2.
Hint
Sort the drugs by the pole of bipolar disorder they prevent in maintenance: mania only, depression only, or both.
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