Zonisamide-induced suicidal ideation

Psychosomatics

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 68-69

  Mago, Rajnish ^a   Huege, Steven ^a   Ahuja, Niraj ^b   Kunkel, Elisabeth J S ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; LAMOTRIGINE; VALPROATE SEMISODIUM; ZONISAMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; DEPRESSION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

EID: 29544436710     PISSN: 00333182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psy.47.1.68     Document Type: Letter

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