A Person with Bipolar Disorder Is Taking a Commonly Used

question 116

Multiple Choice

A person with bipolar disorder is taking a commonly used drug to stabilize mood in the manic episodes. What else might also happen as a result of taking this drug?

• A) Nothing much-the drug works specifically on manic episodes.
• B) The person might experience at least partial relief from depressive episodes.
• C) The person might experience an initial intensification of depressive episodes, followed by a return to the usual intensity.
• D) The person probably would develop unipolar depression.

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