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M A Pino Pino

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[Bipolar disorder: helping the treatment].

INTRODUCTION: [corrected] Psychoeducation programs for bipolar patients try to give them a theoretical and practical system to understand and cope with the consequences of this disorder. The published studies reviewed support the idea that patients included in this therapeutic approach present higher treatment compliance. METHODOLOGY: The purpose of our study is to specify the benefits of the psychoeducation programs, comparing the degree of knowledge of the illness (Measured by means of the Understanding Mood Disorder Questionnaire Gavazzi et al, 1997, Spanish version of Livianos and Rojo, 1998) of 10 patients included in our program with that of another 10 patients who attended the same lithium clinic, but were not included in the psychoeducation program. RESULTS: There are statistically significant differences in the total of the scale as well as on the mania scale and known facts, but no differences on the depression scale. CONCLUSION: The results allow us to stress the impact of the psychoeducation programs on the knowledge of illness.

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[New mood stabilizers and reproductive cycle].

INTRODUCTION: The use of new mood stabilizers in the treatment of bipolar disorder has supposed a revolution, especially due to its more favorable profile in many aspects. Nevertheless, therapeutic decisions on treatment during pregnancy and the breastfeeding period are still being debated. Since these new anticonvulsants appeared in the decade of 1990, less naturalistic experience in its use exists during these periods than with other older anticonvulsants. METHODS: A Medline and Embase search was conducted from 1970 to 2003 to review the articles published on the use of the new mood stabilizers during pregnancy and breastfeeding, and its effects on contraception. Neurology and psychiatry text chapters and abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association (years 2001-2003) were also reviewed. RESULTS: Although some recent articles suggest that new mood stabilizers could have a smaller risk of congenital defects, and therefore could be used with smaller risks in women in fertile age, most of articles reviewed indicate that there is not enough knowledge on the safety of the new mood stabilizers in pregnancy and breastfeeding. CONCLUSIONS: The risks and benefits of continuing with the new mood stabilizers during pregnancy and breastfeeding must be weighed carefully, and the severity of the disease and the previous answer to treatment should be taken into account.

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