Tolerability of oral loading of divalproex sodium in the treatment of acute mania

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 83-86

  Martinez, James M ^a,b   Russell, James M ^a   Hirschfeld, Robert M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Affective disorders; Affective symptoms; Bipolar disorder; Manic disorder; Psychopharmacology; Valproic acid

Indexed keywords

VALPROATE SEMISODIUM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANIA; NAUSEA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOMNOLENCE; VOMITING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; ANTIMANIC AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 0031804744     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6394(1998)7:2<83::AID-DA6>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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