Gabapentin treatment of the non-refractory bipolar spectrum: An open case series

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 167-171

  Ghaemi, S Nassir ^a,b   Goodwin, Frederick K ^b  

^a CAMBRIDGE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Center on Neuroscience   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Depression; Drug therapy; Gabapentin; Mood disorders

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; GABAPENTIN; LITHIUM; VALPROIC ACID;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSTHYMIA; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANIA; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; MEDICAL RECORD; MONOTHERAPY; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; RATING SCALE; SEDATION; SYMPTOM;

ACETIC ACIDS; ADULT; AMINES; ANTIMANIC AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035026069     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(00)00218-4     Document Type: Article

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