A Clinician Is Treating a Client with Bipolar Disorder

A clinician is treating a client with bipolar disorder. What should the clinician be aware of when considering use of mood stabilizers?

A) Mood stabilizers have no effect on depressive episodes.
B) Mood stabilizers are effective as the sole treatment for bipolar disorder, significantly reducing manic episodes and depressive episodes.
C) Mood stabilizers frequently result in longer, but less intense depressive episodes.
D) Mood stabilizers help people with bipolar depression overcome their depressive episodes, although to a lesser degree than they help with their manic episodes.