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Use of asenapine in a case of treatment‐resistant bipolar disorder
Author(s) -
Kohli Sarabjeet,
Singh Vinod
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.307
Subject(s) - asenapine , bipolar disorder , mania , psychiatry , bipolar i disorder , medicine , psychology , lithium (medication)
Effective management of acute bipolar mania can be challenging, particularly in patients with comorbid substance use. Here, the authors describe the case of an acutely manic 37‐year‐old man with treatment‐resistant bipolar affective disorder and comorbid cannabis dependency, who responded well to treatment with asenapine, enabling him to be discharged back to the community psychiatric team.