Levetiracetam in the treatment of rapid cycling bipolar disorder

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 239-241

  Bräunig, Peter ^a,b   Krüger, Stephanie ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Depression; Levetiracetam; Mania; Mixed mania; Rapid cycling bipolar disorder

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; ETIRACETAM; LAMOTRIGINE; LITHIUM; LORAZEPAM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; VALPROIC ACID; ZOTEPINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CATATONIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LOGORRHEA; MALE; MANIA; MIXED MANIA AND DEPRESSION; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; REMISSION; SIDE EFFECT; SYMPTOM;

ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ANTIMANIC AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PIRACETAM; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 17544403591     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881103017002015     Document Type: Article

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