Superiority of lithium over verapamil in mania: A randomized, controlled, single-blind trial

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 543-546

  Walton, Shirley A ^a   Berk, Michael ^a   Brook, Shlomo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND MEDICAL SCHOOL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; LITHIUM; LORAZEPAM; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MANIA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

EID: 0029801080     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.v57n1108     Document Type: Article

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