Treatment of bipolar affective disorders with valproate. A review of the literature;Therapie bipolarer affektiver erkrankungen mit valproat

Psychiatrische Praxis

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 163-171

  Retzow, Angelika ^a,b   Emrich, Hinderk M ^a  

^a Medizinische Forschung ^*

^b ALK SCHERAX Arzneimittel GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; LITHIUM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; VALPROIC ACID;

DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; HUMAN; MANIA; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW;

EID: 0031874282     PISSN: 03034259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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