Finally, a voluntary manslaughter defendant could plead insanity at the time of the homicide. The possible punishment for voluntary manslaughter depends on a number of factors, most importantly the actual wording of the law that governs in that jurisdiction.
Mood stabilizers are medicines that treat and prevent highs (manic or hypomanic episodes) and lows (depressive episodes). They also help to minimize the negative effects of mood states on functioning at work or school or in social situations.Technically, the FDA does not classify medicines as mood stabilizers..ithium and other mood stabilizers, certain antipsychotic drugs that treat bipolar depression, and sometimes antidepressants are used to treat bipolar depression. For mania, depression, or maintenance, these drugs might be used alone or in combinations.
1 Other medications may be termed mood stabilizers but lithium is the only drug technically of that class. 2  Lithium is FDA approved for use in bipolar mania and bipolar maintenance treatment although it is frequently used to treat bipolar depression, often in combination with other medications.ist of Mood Stabilizers. Mood stabilizers are medications that moderate the manic highs and the depressed lows of bipolar disorder. The following list contains mood stabilizers used in the treatment of bipolar disorder: 1  Lithium â the only true mood stabilizer.