Department of Psychiatry, Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University, Gandhi Memorial and Associated Hospital, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Indian J Psychiatry. 2013 Apr;55(2):131-4. doi: 10.4103/0019-5545.111449.
Mood stabilizers are drugs used to steady/balance the mood, and are also used to manage symptoms of aggression and impulsivity. There is disparity in prescription pattern across the globe.
The aim of this study was to observe prescription pattern of mood stabilizers for the treatment of bipolar disorder with or without psychotic symptoms.
A sample of 100 adult patients was selected to participate in the study. First 5 patients of bipolar disorder with or without psychotic symptoms from twenty out-patient departments of various consultant psychiatrists of Department of Psychiatry (C.S.M. Medical University, Lucknow) were included in the sample. A written informed consent was obtained and survey method was adopted to conduct the study.
Lithium was found to be the most frequently prescribed mood stabilizer, sodium valproate ranked second while carbamazepine was least frequently prescribed.
心境稳定剂是用于稳定/平衡情绪的药物，也用于控制攻击和冲动症状。全球的处方模式存在差异。
本研究旨在观察心境稳定剂治疗伴有或不伴有精神病症状的双相情感障碍的处方模式。
选择了 100 名成年患者参加这项研究。从 C.S.M. 医科大学精神病学系的 20 个不同顾问精神病学家的 20 个门诊部中选择了前 5 名伴有或不伴有精神病症状的双相情感障碍患者作为样本。获得了书面知情同意，并采用调查方法进行了研究。
发现锂是最常开的心境稳定剂，丙戊酸钠排名第二，而卡马西平则是最不常开的。
