mood stabiliser

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Noun

mood stabiliser (plural mood stabilisers)

  1. (pharmacology) Drug that stabilises mood; used often in bipolar disorder.
    • 2008, Barbara Kozier, Fundamentals of Nursing: Concepts, Process and Practice, Pearson Education, →ISBN, page 191:
      Lithium has been used as a mood stabiliser for 50 years but its action mechanism is still unclear.
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