With appropriate treatment, the outlook for someone with bipolar disorder is favorable. Most people respond to a medication and or combination of medications. Approximately 50 percent of people will respond to lithium alone. An additional 20 to 30 percent will respond to another medication or combination of medications.he types of treatment that are commonly prescribed for bipolar disorder include: 1  Mood stabilizers. 2  Older medications, such as lithium, which are reliable and well-tolerated by most. 3  Once the first-line treatment for bipolar disorder, they have largely been supplanted by atypical antipsychotics. 4  Atypical antipsychotics.
the time it commenced operation.4 The average age of the US coal fleet is over 30 years, with up to one-third of the units over 50 years old in some regions. Figure 1-2 shows the ages of US fossil-fuel generation by ten-year increments, reflecting that approximately 500 gigawatts (GW) of total
Between 2013 and 2040, natural gas consumption is expected to increase by 13.4 percent and coal consumption by 5.6 percent.[xv] The EIA foresees fossil fuels maintaining their status as Americaâs leading source of energy consumption between now and 2040, supplying 80 percent of our nationâs energy needs in 2040.