Combination lithium and divalproex sodium in pediatric bipolarity

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 895-901

  Findling, Robert L ^a,b   McNamara, Nora K ^a   Gracious, Barbara L ^a   Youngstrom, Eric A ^a   Stansbrey, Robert J ^a   Reed, Michael D ^a   Demeter, Christine A ^a   Branicky, Lisa A ^a   Fisher, Kathryn E ^a   Calabrese, Joseph R ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Divalproex; Lithium

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM CARBONATE; VALPROATE SEMISODIUM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; TRANQUILIZER; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHILD; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MIXTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD CHANGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RATING SCALE; REMISSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG COMBINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ANTIMANIC AGENTS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHILD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHIUM CARBONATE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 0042831250     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CHI.0000046893.27264.53     Document Type: Article

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