Methods
manic, Nutritional Appetite, bipolar disorder
Sixty inpatients with bipolar disorder in manic episodes were treated with spironolactone/placebo in an 8‐week randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled clinical trial. They were evaluated using the Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS), mini‐mental state examination (MMSE), Pittsburgh sleep quality index, Simplified Nutritional Appetite Questionnaire, and body mass index in weeks 1, 4, and 8.