New perspectives in the treatment of acute mania: A single case report

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1053-1059

  Erfurth, Andreas ^a   Grunze, Heinz ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Gabapentin; Lamotrigine; Lithium; Mania; Trimipramine; Valproic acid

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; LAMOTRIGINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; TRANQUILIZER; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE; VALPROIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTICONVULSANTS; ANTIMANIC AGENTS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAZINES; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 0032130370     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-5846(98)00061-X     Document Type: Article

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