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Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar disorder (60M affected) causes episodic mania and depression; dopaminergic dysregulation and CLOCK gene variants drive mood cycles; lithium (GSK-3β inhibitor, suicide prevention) is gold-standard mood stabilizer; valproate and quetiapine are alternatives.

Also known as: bipolar disorder, bipolar I, bipolar II, manic-depressive disorder, mania, hypomania, mood stabilizer, lithium, valproate bipolar

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Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar disorder (60M affected) causes episodic mania and depression; dopaminergic dysregulation and CLOCK gene variants drive mood cycles; lithium (GSK-3β inhibitor, suicide prevention) is gold-standard mood stabilizer; valproate and quetiapine are alternatives.