Ongoing lithium treatment prevents relapse after total sleep deprivation

Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 240-245

  Benedetti, Francesco ^a,b   Colombo, Cristina ^a   Barbini, Barbara ^a   Campori, Euridice ^a   Smeraldi, Enrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RECEPTOR BINDING; RELAPSE; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SLEEP DEPRIVATION;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; SLEEP DEPRIVATION;

EID: 0032926760     PISSN: 02710749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004714-199906000-00007     Document Type: Article

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