Abstract

Treatment-resistant bipolar disorder (TRBD) is an increasingly prevalent, debilitating condition with substandard treatment outcomes. Polypharmacy has become the mainstay among practitioners though long-term efficacy of this method has not been adequately tested. Determine retrospectively if individualized, integrative treatment strategies applied while withdrawing pharmaceuticals were beneficial and safe among a TRBD clinic population. A chart review was performed for six adult patients, treated in a private psychiatric practice. Data were collected regarding psychiatric diagnosis, hospitalizations, medications, side effects, substance abuse, and applied treatments. Using individualized, integrative psychiatric treatment methods, the majority of medications were eliminated. Long-term remission was attained in all cases, defined as clinical stability with no discernable symptoms of bipolar disorder for at least one year. Applying an integrative treatment approach, and eliminating most medications, provided lasting resolution of symptoms and side effects in a selected sample of TRBD outpatients. These data may provide the basis for future randomized, controlled trials.

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