Open AccessPsychotropic Effects of Antiepileptic Drugs
Author(s) -
Nadkarni Siddhartha,
Devinsky Orrin
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
epilepsy currents
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.415
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1535-7511
pISSN - 1535-7597
DOI - 10.1111/j.1535-7511.2005.00056.x
Subject(s) - medicine , antiepileptic drug , psychotropic agent , psychotropic medication , epilepsy , psychiatry , bipolar disorder , lithium (medication) , mental health
Antiepileptic drugs are important psychotropic agents that are commonly used to treat psychiatric disorders. The behavioral effects of antiepileptic drugs may differ between epilepsy and psychiatric patient populations. Randomized, double‐blind, controlled data on the psychotropic efficacy of antiepileptic drugs are limited mainly to bipolar disorder.