Lamotrigine for the treatment of bipolar spectrum disorder: A chart review

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 69-73

  Montes, José M ^a,c   Saiz Ruiz, Jerónimo ^b   Lahera, Guillermo ^a   Asiel, Ángeles ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PRÍNCIPE DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^c CSM La Plata   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Lamotrigine; Mood stabilizer; Retrospective; Spectrum

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; LAMOTRIGINE; MOOD STABILIZER; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLOTHYMIA; DEPRESSION; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPOMANIA; INSOMNIA; MALE; MANIA; MEDICAL RECORD; MONOTHERAPY; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RECURRENT DISEASE; REMISSION; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 16844364668     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2004.11.012     Document Type: Article

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