The use of divalproex in alcohol relapse prevention: A pilot study

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 323-330

  Brady, Kathleen T ^a   Myrick, Hugh ^a,b   Henderson, Scott ^a   Coffey, Scott F ^c  

^a MUSC Center for Drug and Alcohol Programs   (United States)

^b RALPH H JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Divalproex; Hostility; Irritability; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; PLACEBO; VALPROATE SEMISODIUM;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; AGED; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; IRRITABILITY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANGER; ANTICONVULSANTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; RECURRENCE; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 0036679932     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-8716(02)00105-9     Document Type: Article

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