Active clinical trials for "Bipolar Disorder"

The purpose of the study is to assess the effectiveness and safety of risperidone (an antipsychotic medication) versus placebo in treating mania during 3 weeks of treatment in patients with Bipolar I Disorder who suffer from manic or mixed episodes.

This study will evaluate the effectiveness of the medications, lithium (Eskalith®), valproate (Depakote®), and risperidone (Risperdal®) in treating children and adolescents with bipolar disorder or symptoms of mania.

This extension study is designed to assess the long-tem tolerability and safety of licarbazepine in patients who completed the 6-week double-blind study CLIC477D2303.

This study is to assess the tolerability of bifeprunox with the progressive elimination of titration steps to achieve the shortest tolerated titration dosing to a dose of 40 mg/day in either schizophrenia or bipolar disorder subjects. Study duration is 2 months with an optional open-label 26-week extension study.

The primary objective of this trial was to characterize the long-term (up to 40 weeks) safety and tolerability of asenapine in bipolar I disorder subjects who had not completely responded to continuing treatment with lithium or valproic acid (VPA) for the treatment of an acute manic or mixed episodes upon enrollment into the 12-week lead-in trial, A7501008 (NCT00145470). The safety comparison was between the group receiving lithium or VPA and placebo against the group receiving lithium or VPA and asenapine, with the caveat that all subjects may have received benzodiazepine and/or antidepressant rescue medication as needed.

The primary objective is: To compare the efficacy of the association valproate-amisulpride (400 to 800 mg/day) to the association valproate-haloperidol (5 to 15 mg/day) in bipolar I patients suffering from a manic episode according to DSM IV TR (American Psychiatric Association [APA] 2000) and treated for a 3-month period. The secondary objectives are: To evaluate the clinical and biological safety of the association valproate-amisulpride to the association valproate-haloperidol; To assess the patient status 3 weeks and 3 months after inclusion; and To assess patient satisfaction at 3 months.

During a psychiatric crisis, persons with severe mental illness (SMI) confront complex challenges concerning treatment choices and are often ill equipped or unable to make mental health care decisions. Psychiatric Advance Directives (PADs) are legal documents that allow competent persons to declare their treatment preferences in advance of a mental health crisis, when they may lose capacity to make reliable health care decisions. The use of PADs is consistent with recommendations of the President�s New Freedom Commission on Mental Illness and the Patient Self-Determination Act; 25 states have now adopted PAD legislation. VA does not have a specific policy for PADs or mechanisms to notify veterans of their right to prepare PADs. The downstream effects of PADs on patient care, crisis management, service use, and clinical outcomes are unknown.

The goals of this study are: A. To determine whether olanzapine can help patients with bipolar disorder who currently have mild to moderate mania. B. To assess the safety of olanzapine and any side effects that might be associated with it, as well as the quality of life and functioning of patients treated with olanzapine. C. To assess how olanzapine compares to divalproex.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture in the treatment of Bipolar Depression.

A Placebo Controlled Study Evaluating Efficacy and Safety of Medication in Patients with Bipolar Disorder