Open maintenance treatment of bipolar disorder spectrum patients who responded to gabapentin augmentation in the acute phase of treatment

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 55, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 237-240

  Schaffer, Charles B ^a   Schaffer, Linda C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Gabapentin; Maintenance therapy

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; DOXEPIN; FLUOXETINE; GABAPENTIN; LITHIUM; LORAZEPAM; PRIMIDONE; RISPERIDONE; TEMAZEPAM; TRAZODONE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; AGITATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALE; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT;

ACETIC ACIDS; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AMINES; ANTIMANIC AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032721368     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(98)00198-0     Document Type: Article

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