Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide
Mood Stabilizers
DEFINITION
- “Mood Stabilizers” are used to prevent mood episodes in patients with bipolar disorder.
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Last updated: July 16, 2025
Citation
Kim, Paul M, and Sujin L Weinstein. "Mood Stabilizers." Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2025. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787138/all/Mood_Stabilizers.
Kim PM, Weinstein SL. Mood Stabilizers. Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2025. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787138/all/Mood_Stabilizers. Accessed October 8, 2025.
Kim, P. M., & Weinstein, S. L. (2025). Mood Stabilizers. In Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787138/all/Mood_Stabilizers
Kim PM, Weinstein SL. Mood Stabilizers [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2025. [cited 2025 October 08]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787138/all/Mood_Stabilizers.
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