How is bipolar disorder treated?

Bipolar disorder is a group of disorders with significant emotional and mood changes as the main characteristics, generally refers to low mood or high emotion, accompanied by corresponding cognitive and behavioral changes, with a certain degree of recurrence, the scientific name of such a disease is called bipolar disorder, the so-called bipolar refers to two states, one is mania or hypomania, and the other is depression or mild depression. The episodes of each state are affected by a variety of factors and have different durations. The most prominent treatment option for bipolar disorder is medication. Medications include lithium carbonate, sodium valproate, and lamotrigine, which are known as mood stabilizers. For patients with significant mania, antipsychotic drugs can be combined with electroconvulsive therapy in severe cases. For patients with bipolar depression, antidepressants are generally not advocated because they may cause manic episodes.