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Table 2 Patterns of pharmacological treatments in patients with acute manic and mixed episodes

From: Pharmacotherapy for acute mania and disconcordance with treatment guidelines: bipolar mania pathway survey (BIPAS) in mainland China

Treatment patterns

N

%

No agent

209

7.4

Monotherapy

622

22.0

 MS

275

9.7

 AP (AAP and TAP)

245

8.7

 AD

55

1.9

 Other agent

47

1.7

Two drugs combination

1653

58.5

 MS + AAP

1345

47.6

 Combination with at least one agent recommended in guidelines

305

10.8

 No treatment following the guidelines

3

0.1

Three or four drugs combination

344

12.2

 MS(s) + AAP(s)

73

2.6

 Combination with at least one agent recommended in guidelines

271

9.6

  1. MS mood stabilizers, AP antipsychotic, AAP atypical antipsychotic (risperidone, olanzapine, quetiapine, aripiprazole, and ziprasidone), TAP typical antipsychotic (chlorpromazine, clozapine and haloperidol), AD antidepressant, Other agent Chinese medicine, benzodiazepine and unknown.