Rapid cycling affective disorder presenting as challenging behaviour in a service user with mild learning disability - Case report

British Journal of Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 99-108

  Olubokun, Jibowu ^a   Menon, Keerti ^b  

^a Abbots Langley Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b HERTFORDSHIRE PARTNERSHIP UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; LITHIUM; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; PROPHYLAXIS; RAPID CYCLING BIPOLAR DISORDER; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 3342903432     PISSN: 09697950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/096979504799103895     Document Type: Article

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