Research: Comorbidity of Asperger’s Syndrome and Bipolar Disorder

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Authored by Raja, M., and Azzoni A. in Clinical Practice and Epidemiology of Mental Health, Volume 4, Issue , p. 26-32, (2008).

Article summary (posted Feb 16, 2009):

Mood stabilizers and second generation antipsychotics may be helpful for people who have Asperger syndrome and bipolar syndrome.

Some patients who are being treated for mental health issues also have autism. A diagnosis of autism in these people may be very helpful when it comes to treatment. This paper describes three patients with Asperger syndrome and bipolar spectrum disorders. These three patients had been prescribed many types of drug therapy over the years. When a patient has bipolar syndrome and Asperger syndrome it may be very tricky to treat obsessive-compulsive symptoms.

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antipsychotic, Asperger Syndrome, autism, bipolar disorder, comorbidity, drug, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), therapy, treatment
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