The International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD) Task Force Report on Antidepressant Use in Bipolar Disorders

Pacchiarotti, Isabella; Bond, David; Baldessarini, Ross; Nolen, Willem; Grunze, Heinz; Licht, Rasmus; Post, Robert; Berk, Michael; Goodwin, Guy; Sachs, Gary; Tondo, Leonardo; Findling, Robert; Youngstrom, Eric; Tohen, Mauricio; Undurraga, Juan; Gonzalez-Pinto, Ana; Goldberg, Joseph; Yildiz, AYŞEGÜL; Altshuler, Lori; Calabrese, Joseph; Mitchell, Philip; Thase, Michael; Koukopoulos, Athanasios; Colom, Francesc; Frye, Mark; Malhi, Gin; Fountoulakis, Konstantinos; Vazquez, Gustavo; Perlis, Roy; Ketter, Terence; Cassidy, Frederick; Akiskal, Hagop; Azorin, Jean-Michel; Valenti, Marc; Mazzei, Diego; Lafer, Beny; Kato, Tadafumi; Mazzarini, Lorenzo; Martinez-Aran, Anabel; Parker, Gordon; Souery, Daniel; Ozerdem, Aysegul; McElroy, Susan; Girardi, Paolo; Bauer, Michael; Yatham, Lakshmi; Zarate, Carlos; Nierenberg, Andrew; Birmaher, Boris; Kanba, Shigenobu; El-Mallakh, Rif; Serretti, Alessandro; Rihmer, Zoltan; Young, Allan; Kotzalidis, Georgios; MacQueen, Glenda; Bowden, Charles; Ghaemi, S.; Lopez-Jaramillo, Carlos; Rybakowski, Janusz; Ha, Kyooseob; Perugi, Giulio; Kasper, Siegfried; Amsterdam, Jay; Hirschfeld, Robert; Kapczinski, Flavio; Vieta, Eduard

doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.13020185

The International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD) Task Force Report on Antidepressant Use in Bipolar Disorders

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Pacchiarotti I., Bond D. J., Baldessarini R. J., Nolen W. A., Grunze H., Licht R. W., ...More

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, vol.170, no.11, pp.1249-1262, 2013 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Review
Volume: 170 Issue: 11
Publication Date: 2013
Doi Number: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.13020185
Journal Name: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.1249-1262
Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: The risk-benefit profile of antidepressant medications in bipolar disorder is controversial. When conclusive evidence is lacking, expert consensus can guide treatment decisions. The International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD) convened a task force to seek consensus recommendations on the use of antidepressants in bipolar disorders.