Effects of exogenous melatonin administration and withdrawal in five patients with rapid-cycling bipolar disorder

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 383-388

  Leibenluft, Ellen ^a   Feldman Naim, Susana ^a   Turner, Erick H ^a   Wehr, Thomas A ^a   Rosenthal, Norman E ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSPIRONE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; CLOZAPINE; FLUOXETINE; MELATONIN; TRAZODONE; VENLAFAXINE;

ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPHORIA; HUMAN; HYPOMANIA; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE;

EID: 0030868822     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.v58n0902     Document Type: Article

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