A randomized controlled single blind study of the efficacy of clonazepam and lithium in the treatment of acute mania

Human Psychopharmacology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 325-328

  Clark, Helen M ^a   Berk, Michael ^a   Brook, Shlomo ^a  

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

Author keywords

Clonazepam; Lithium; Mania

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM; LITHIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANIA; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

EID: 0030739012     PISSN: 08856222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1077(199707/08)12:4<325::AID-HUP856>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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