Valproate prophylaxis in a prospective clinical trial of refractory bipolar disorder

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 154, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1456-1458

  Denicoff, Kirk D ^a   Smith Jackson, Earlian E ^a   Bryan, Ann L ^a   Omar Ali, S ^a   Post, Robert M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; LITHIUM; TRANQUILIZER; VALPROATE SEMISODIUM; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; MALE; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE;

EID: 0030868837     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.154.10.1456     Document Type: Article

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