An algorithm for pharmacological treatment of mania during hospitalisation

Dan Med J. 2024 Apr 11;71(5):A08230525. doi: 10.61409/A08230525.

Abstract

Current evidence for pharmacological treatment of mania during hospitalisation is insufficient as there are no larger well-designed randomised trials of comparative medical treatments of mania during inpatient stays. Moreover, there is considerable variation in pharmacological medication in clinical practice during hospitalisation for mania. Based on a hospital data overview, a systematic search of the literature and a three-day consensus meeting, this narrative review proposed an algorithm for optimised pharmacological treatment of mania during hospitalisation and its subsequent scientific evaluation.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms*
  • Antimanic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Antipsychotic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bipolar Disorder / drug therapy
  • Bipolar Disorder / therapy
  • Hospitalization*
  • Humans
  • Mania* / drug therapy

Substances

  • Antipsychotic Agents
  • Antimanic Agents