Exploring real-world prescribing patterns for maintenance treatment in bipolar disorders: a focus on antidepressants and benzodiazepines.

This study offers insights into prescribing practices within a university psychiatric clinic in the Western Balkans. The prevalent use of polypharmacy in real-world clinical settings, along with high percentage of patients prescribed AD and BDZ, suggests a gap between guideline recommendations and clinical practice, indicating a lack of consensus or standardized approaches in clinical practice.