RT Journal
A1 Parker RA, Hartman EE
T1 A 25-year-old woman with bipolar disorder, 1 year later
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2001
FD November 28
VO 286
IS 20
SP 2594
OP 2594
DO 10.1001/jama.286.20.2594
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.286.20.2594
AB 
In April 2000, at Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Gary Sachs, MD, discussed
the epidemiology, natural history, diagnosis, and treatment of bipolar disorder.1 Ms G, a 25-year-old woman, exhibited pressured speech,
tangential thinking, and labile affect prior to her 2 psychiatric admissions.
Due to her concern about weight gain with lithium carbonate, she was treated
with divalproex and olanzapine. As an outpatient, Ms G was taking divalproex
(750 mg, twice daily) and bupropion hydrochloride (150 mg, twice daily). She
recognized the ongoing need for medications, but hoped to get off them over
time. She wondered what other treatment modalities might be available to her.