mood stabiliser
Mental balance medication
Mood stabiliser is the British spelling of mood stabilizer—a medication used to treat conditions involving extreme emotional swings, particularly bipolar disorder.
These drugs reduce the intensity of manic and depressive episodes: Lithium remains the most widely prescribed mood stabiliser.
The term sometimes extends to any intervention that evens out emotional fluctuations.
Lightest solid element
- valproateAnticonvulsant mood-stabilizing compound
- anticonvulsantDrug preventing seizures
- psychotropicAltering mental activity
- antipsychoticDrug treating psychosis
prescription · dosage · side-effects · pharmacotherapy · half-life · titration · maintenance · prophylactic
Having two opposite poles
- manic-depressiveCycling between emotional extremes
- cyclothymiaMild mood disorder
- schizoaffectiveCombined psychotic and mood condition
- maniaIntense, consuming obsession
hypomania · depression · episode · relapse · remission · dysregulation · irritability · agitation
Mental health medicine
- psychiatricOf mental health treatment
- psychotherapyTreatment through guided conversation
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- cognitive-behavioralRelating thought to action
compliance · adherence · monitoring · outpatient · inpatient · long-term · recovery
Chemical neural messengers
- serotoninMood-regulating brain chemical
- dopamineReward-linked neural messenger
- glutamateExcitatory neural transmitter
- neuroprotectiveGuarding neurons from harm
receptor · reuptake · modulation · signaling · neuroplasticity
lithium
Lightest solid element
- valproateAnticonvulsant mood-stabilizing compound
- anticonvulsantDrug preventing seizures
- psychotropicAltering mental activity
antipsychotic · prescription · dosage · side-effects · pharmacotherapy · half-life · titration · maintenance · prophylactic · adjunctive
bipolar
Having two opposite poles
- manic-depressiveCycling between emotional extremes
- cyclothymiaMild mood disorder
- schizoaffectiveCombined psychotic and mood condition
mania · hypomania · depression · episode · relapse · remission · dysregulation · irritability · agitation · impulsivity
psychiatry
Mental health medicine
- psychiatricOf mental health treatment
- psychotherapyTreatment through guided conversation
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
cognitive-behavioral · compliance · adherence · monitoring · outpatient · inpatient · long-term · recovery
neurotransmitters
Chemical neural messengers
- serotoninMood-regulating brain chemical
- dopamineReward-linked neural messenger
- glutamateExcitatory neural transmitter
neuroprotective · receptor · reuptake · modulation · signaling · neuroplasticity
mood stabiliserstimulant
Alertness-boosting drug
hallucinogen · psychedelic · psychostimulant · amphetamine · cocaine
mood stabilisercocaine
Addictive stimulant narcotic
methamphetamine · recreational drug · street drug · party drug · club drug
mood stabiliserantidepressant
Drug treating persistent despair
anxiolytic · stimulant medication · sedative · psychostimulant
mood, moods, moody, moodily, moodiness, stable, stables, stabled, stabling