Dosing of Mood Stabilizers for Bipolar Disorder Patients in the Research on Asian Psychotropic Prescription Patterns Consortium Study

• Main Authors: Yuxi Wang, Qian Hui Chew, Shih Ku Lin, Shu Yu Yang, Wen Chen Ouyang, Chih Ken Chen, Seon Cheol Park, Ok Jin Jang, Jun Hyuk Park, Kok Yoon Chee, Kwong Sen Ding, Jamaline Chong, Ling Zhang, Keqing Li, Xiaomin Zhu, Chonnakarn Jatchavala, Pornjira Pariwatcharakul, Roy Abraham Kallivayalil, Sandeep Grover, Ajit Avasthi, Moin Ansari, Margarita M. Maramis, Paing Phyo Aung, Norman Sartorius, Yu Tao Xiang, Chay Hoon Tan, Mian Yoon Chong, Yong Chon Park, Takahiro A. Kato, Naotaka Shinfuku, Ross J. Baldessarini, Kang Sim
• Other Authors: Chang Gung University School of Medicine
• Format: Article
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/74565
• Institution: Mahidol University

Background Because use and dosing of mood stabilizers (MSs) to treat bipolar disorder (BD) patients in Asia are not well documented, we examined prevalence and clinical correlates of treatment of Asian BD patients with relatively high doses of MSs. Methods We conducted a pharmacoepidemiological surv...