Combination lithium and divalproex sodium in pediatric bipolar symptom restabilization

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 142-148

  Findling, Robert L ^a,b   McNamara, Nora K ^a,b   Stansbrey, Robert ^a,b   Gracious, Barbara L ^c   Whipkey, Resaca E ^a   Demeter, Christine A ^a   Reed, Michael D ^a,b   Youngstrom, Eric A ^a   Calabrese, Joseph R ^a,b  

^a Department of Psychiatry ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^c STRONG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Divalproex sodium; Lithium; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; CLONIDINE; LITHIUM; METHYLPHENIDATE; MOOD STABILIZER; OLANZAPINE; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT; RISPERIDONE; VALPROATE SEMISODIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ENURESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; MONOTHERAPY; NAUSEA; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELAPSE; REMISSION; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; STOMACH PAIN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THIRST; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; TREMOR; VOMITING;

EID: 31444453964     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.chi.0000189135.05060.8a     Document Type: Article

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