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What is Manic-depressive illness.Which is the the most appropriate pharmacotherapeutic agent? and explain in detail?
Lithium carbonate prevents the mood swings characteristic of manic-depressive illness and is used in long-term therapy. Triazolam is a benzodiazepine used as a hypnotic to facilitate sleep in insomnia characterized by difficulty "falling" asleep. Methylphenidate is an amphetamine congener with a paradoxical calming effect in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Ref: Ropper A.H., Samuels M.A. (2009). Chapter 57. Depression and Bipolar Disease. In A.H. Ropper, M.A. Samuels (Eds), Adams and Victor's Principles of Neurology, 9e.