Medication algorithms for bipolar disorder

Journal of Practical Psychiatry and Behavioral Health

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 142-152

  Dennehy, Ellen B ^a   Suppes, Trisha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Combination treatment; Practice guidelines; Treatment algorithms

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000959805     PISSN: 10765417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00131746-199905000-00003     Document Type: Article

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