| abstract |
THIS INVENTION IS DIRECTED TO A METHOD FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING BIPOLAR DISORDER COMPRISING ADMINISTERING TO A SUBJECT IN NEED THEREOF A THERAPEUTICALLY EFFECTIVE AMOUNT OF AN ENANTIOMER OF FORMULA (I) OR ENANTIOMERIC MIXTURE WHEREIN ONE ENANTIOMER OF FORMULA (J) PREDOMINATES: WHEREIN PHENYL IS SUBSTITUTED AT X WITH ONE TO FIVE HALOGEN ATOMS SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF FLUORINE, CHLORINE, BROMINE AND IODINE; AND, R1, R2, R3 AND R4 ARE INDEPENDENTLY SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF HYDROGEN AND C1-C4 ALKYL; WHEREIN C1-C4 ALKYL IS OPTIONALLY SUBSTITUTED WITH PHENYL (WHEREIN PHENYL IS OPTIONALLY SUBSTITUTED WITH SUBSTITUENTS INDEPENDENTLY SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF HALOGEN, C1-C4 ALKYL, C1-C4 ALKOXY, AMINO, NITRO AND CYANO). |