I to, 3- ugers placebokontrollerede enkeltstofforsøg med fleksible doser til patienter med manisk eller blandet episode af bipolar lidelse type 1, viste aripiprazol bedre effekt end placebo til reduktion af de maniske symptomer over 3 uger.
In two 3-week, flexible-dose, placebo-controlled monotherapy trials involving patients with a manic or mixed episode of Bipolar I Disorder, aripiprazole demonstrated superior efficacy to placebo in reduction of manic symptoms over 3 weeks.