None of the indicators of fetal growth under study could be identified as risk factors for bipolar disorder, suggesting that the etiologies of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, at least in part, are different.

acute therapy studies b) Maintenance (3-month) controlled studies, with proper stratification of stabilized patients and c) Long-term (12-month) manic/depressive episode-preventive studies. Lithium, carbamazepine, sodium Valproate are examples of drugs that could serve as suitable active comparators and standard validated rating scales for the assessment of clinical states are also available. Examples of decision trees for manic or depressed index cases are possible and these are outlined .