Psychosocial and demographic factors associated with response to prophylactic lithium. A systematic review for bipolar disorders

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1685-1694

  Kleindienst, Nikolaus ^a   Engel, R R ^a   Greil, W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Psychiatric Private Clinic Sanatorium Kilchberg   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM SALT;

AGE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEMOGRAPHY; DOMINANCE BEHAVIOR; DRUG RESPONSE; EMOTIONALITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MARRIAGE; META ANALYSIS; NEUROSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREDICTION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; ANTIMANIC AGENTS; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LITHIUM CARBONATE; MALE; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 27944450406     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291705004484     Document Type: Review

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