Publication Name	World Journal of Psychiatry
Manuscript ID	113893
Country	Türkiye

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Category	Psychiatry
Manuscript Type	Letter to the Editor
Article Title	Lithium and valproic acid in bipolar disorder: Beyond mood stabilization, the overlooked role of sleep
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Esra Kabadayi Sahin
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Corresponding Author	Esra Kabadayi Sahin, Associate Professor, MD, Department of Psychiatry, Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University Faculty of Medicine, Universiteler Mahallesi, Cankaya, Ankara 06800, Türkiye. ekabadayi06@gmail.com
Key Words	Mood stabilizers; Sleep; Wearable technologies; Bipolar disorder; Lithium; Valproate
Core Tip	This letter emphasizes the importance of evaluating sleep as a central physiological parameter in bipolar disorder. While the original study demonstrated lithium’s advantage over valproic acid in sleep quality. It is highlighted that reliance solely on self-reported scales is a limitation. Wearable technologies and actigraphy offer objective, scalable alternatives to polysomnography. Future studies should integrate serum drug-level monitoring and adjunctive antipsychotic data into longitudinal designs to clarify how mood stabilizers influence sleep and to advance personalized treatment strategies in bipolar disorder.
Publish Date	2025-11-27 09:20
Citation	<p>Kabadayi Sahin E. Lithium and valproic acid in bipolar disorder: Beyond mood stabilization, the overlooked role of sleep. <i>World J Psychiatry</i> 2025; 15(12): 113893</p>
URL	https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3206/full/v15/i12/113893.htm
DOI	https://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.v15.i12.113893

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