Adjunctive lamotrigine treatment for adolescents with bipolar disorder: Retrospective report of five cases

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 357-364

  Soutullo, Cesar A ^a   Díez Suárez, Azucena ^a   Figueroa Quintana, Ana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; FLUOXETINE; HALOPERIDOL; LAMOTRIGINE; LITHIUM; LORAZEPAM; OLANZAPINE; PAROXETINE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; THIORIDAZINE; VALPROIC ACID; ZOLPIDEM;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSIVENESS; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL GLOBAL IMPRESSION SCALE; DEPRESSION; DIZZINESS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IRRITABILITY; MALE; MANIA; MOOD DISORDER; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; RASH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEDATION; SOMNOLENCE; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT DURATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIMANIC AGENTS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; TRIAZINES;

EID: 33745126285     PISSN: 10445463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cap.2006.16.357     Document Type: Article

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