Gabapentin as monotherapy in the treatment of acute mania

European Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 257-258

  Hatzimanolis, John ^a   Lykouras, Lefteris ^a   Oulis, Panayotis ^a   Christodoulou, George N ^a  

^a NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Gabapentin; Mania

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; GABAPENTIN; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; MANIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETIC ACIDS; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AMINES; ANTICONVULSANTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0033003882     PISSN: 0924977X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-977X(98)00034-0     Document Type: Article

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