A pilot study of rapid lithium administration in the treatment of acute mania

Bipolar Disorders

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 68-72

  Keck Jr , Paul E ^a   Strakowski, Stephen M ^a   Hawkins, John M ^a   Dunayevich, Eduardo ^a   Tugrul, Karen C ^a   Bennett, Jerry A ^a   McElroy, Susan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Lithium; Mania; Rapid loading

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; LITHIUM; LORAZEPAM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MANIA; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SIDE EFFECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANTIMANIC AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHIUM; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035020334     PISSN: 13985647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-5618.2001.030204.x     Document Type: Article

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