Adjuvant levetiracetam in adolescent mania [7]

Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 215-216

  Desarkar, Pushpal ^a   Das, Basudeb ^a   Sinha, Vinod K ^a  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; ETIRACETAM; OLANZAPINE; TRIHEXYPHENIDYL; VALPROIC ACID;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LETTER; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ANTICONVULSANTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; PIRACETAM; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REMISSION INDUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34247167678     PISSN: 02710749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jcp.0000264969.47087.5a     Document Type: Letter

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