Melatonin add-on in manic patients with treatment resistant insomnia

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 185-191

  Bersani, Giuseppe ^a   Garavini, Alessandra ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Insomnia; Mania; Melatonin

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; CLONAZEPAM; CLOTIAPINE; CLOZAPINE; DIAZEPAM; FLURAZEPAM; HALOPERIDOL; LITHIUM CARBONATE; LORAZEPAM; MELATONIN; OXAZEPAM; VALPROIC ACID; ZOLPIDEM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MALE; MANIA; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP TIME; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANTICONVULSANTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN; PILOT PROJECTS; RECURRENCE; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034143708     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-5846(99)00097-4     Document Type: Article

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