An open study of lamotrigine in refractory bipolar depression

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 145-148

  Kusumakar, Vivek ^a   Yatham, Lakshmi N ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bipolar depression; Divalproex sodium; Lamotrigine

Indexed keywords

LAMOTRIGINE; VALPROATE SEMISODIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DEPRESSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAZINES; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 0030778964     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1781(97)00082-6     Document Type: Article

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