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Mara Aloi, MD

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Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology.

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Author: Mara Aloi, MD, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Allegheny General Hospital, Drexel University School of Medicine.

Editor: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor, eMedicineHealth.com

Previous contributing editors: Editors: Ronald C Albucher, MD, Assistant Chief, Psychiatry Service, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System; Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan School of Medicine; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; Alan D Schmetzer, MD, Professor and Assistant Chair for Education, Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine.

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Goldstein, B.I., and O.G. Bukstein. "Comorbid Substance Use Disorders Among Youth With Bipolar Disorder: Opportunities for Early Identification and Prevention." The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 71.3 Mar. 2010: 348-358.

"Lithium Plus Valproate Combination Therapy Versus Monotherapy for Relapse Prevention in Bipolar I Disorder (BALANCE): A Randomised Open-Label Trial." The Lancet 375.9712 Jan. 30, 2010: 385-395.

Singh, Manpreet K., Terence A. Ketter, and Kiki D. Chang. "Atypical Antipsychotics for Acute Manic and Mixed Episodes in Children and Adolescents with Bipolar Disorder." Drugs Mar. 1, 2010.

United States. National Institute of Mental Health. "Bipolar Disorder." Apr. 15, 2009. <http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/bipolar-disorder/index.shtml>.

United States. National Institute of Mental Health. "What Medications Are Used to Treat Bipolar Disorder?" Apr. 15, 2013. <http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/mental-health-medications/what-medications-are-used-to-treat-bipolar-disorder.shtml>.

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