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Treatments for Bipolar Disorder

Treatments are available that contol the disorder either by stopping episodes of depression and mania or by preventing or lessening the severity of these episodes.

Treatments for stopping episodes of depression or mania include medications and electroconvulsive therapy. If a person becomes so depressed or manic that he might hurt himself or others, brief hospitalization is also an option. While a person is recovering from an episode, he or she may attend a day treatment program or stay in a halfway house. He or she may also benefit from supportive psychotherapy.

Treatments for preventing or lessening the severity of episodes of depression or mania include medications and psychotherapy.
The Massachusetts General Hospital
Bipolar Clinic and Research Program
50 Staniford Street, 5th Floor; Boston, MA 02114
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