Gabapentin as an adjunct to standard mood stabilizers in outpatients with mixed bipolar symptomatology

Annals of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 217-222

  Sokolski, Kenneth N ^a,b   Green, Chona ^b   Maris, Drew E ^b   DeMet, Edward M ^a,b  

^a VA LONG BEACH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsant; Depression; Insomnia; Lithium; Mania

Indexed keywords

GABAPENTIN; LITHIUM; PAROXETINE; RISPERIDONE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG POTENTIATION; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MALE; MANIA; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; MOOD; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; SOMNOLENCE; VERTIGO;

EID: 0032704383     PISSN: 10401237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10401239909147073     Document Type: Article

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