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Characteristics and duration of mania: implications for continuation treatment
Author(s) -
Titmarsh Steve
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
progress in neurology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.19
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1931-227X
pISSN - 1367-7543
DOI - 10.1002/pnp.283
Subject(s) - continuation , mania , duration (music) , psychology , psychiatry , natural (archaeology) , key (lock) , medicine , psychoanalysis , history , computer science , bipolar disorder , art , computer security , literature , cognition , archaeology , programming language
In the continuation phase of treatment for acute mania, knowledge of the natural duration of an untreated episode and the recognition of mixed states are key issues. Steve Titmarsh reports on Professor Allan Young's lecture on this important topic given at a satellite symposium organised by Lundbeck at the 12th Latest Advances in Psychiatry meeting in London in March.