Lithium in the treatment of acute depression;Lithium in der behandlung der akuten depression

Fortschritte der Neurologie Psychiatrie

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 435-441

  Adli, M ^a   Bschor, T ^a   Canata, Beril ^a   Döpfmer, Susanne ^b   Bauer, M ^a,b  

^a Psychiatrische Klinik und Poliklinik

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; CLOMIPRAMINE; DESIPRAMINE; IMIPRAMINE; LITHIUM; PLACEBO; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; HUMAN; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS;

EID: 0031735620     PISSN: 07204299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-995282     Document Type: Article

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