Naturalistic experience with the use of divalproex sodium on an in-patient unit for adolescent psychiatric patients

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 236-240

  Deltito, J A ^a   Levitan, J ^a   Damore, J ^a   Hajal, F ^a   Zambenedetti, M ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Bipolar disorder; Divalproex sodium

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; VALPROATE SEMISODIUM;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; AGITATION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFICACY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANIA; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 0031944851     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1998.tb09994.x     Document Type: Article

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