Choline in the treatment of rapid-cycling bipolar disorder: Clinical and neurochemical findings in lithium-treated patients

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 382-388

  Stoll, Andrew L ^a,c,d   Sachs, Gary S ^b,c   Cohen, Bruce M ^c,d   Lafer, Beny ^b,c,d   Christensen, James D ^c,d   Renshaw, Perry F ^c,d  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Brain; Choline; Human; Lithium; Magnetic resonance spectroscopy; Rapid cycling

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE; CLONAZEPAM; LITHIUM; PAROXETINE; PHENELZINE; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL; TRANYLCYPROMINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DEPRESSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030245644     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-3223(95)00423-8     Document Type: Article

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