UTILIZATION OF GABAPENTINE AND ITS DERIVATIVES IN THE TREATMENT OF MANIAC AND BIPOLAR DISTURBACTIONS

摘要

The present invention is a novel therapeutic use of gabapentin, its derivatives, and the pharmaceutical salts thereof. The compounds are useful in the treatment of mania in all its various forms whether acute or chronic, single or recurrent, and whether or not it is associated with depression. The invention further includes the treatment of bipolar disorder.