A pharmacokinetic and clinical evaluation of switching patients with bipolar I disorder from delayed-release to extended-release divalproex

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 68, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1546-1551

  Davis, Lori L ^a,b   Li, Xiaohua ^b   Bartolucci, Al A ^c   Williford, Raela B ^a   Lowe, Joette S ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; NEFAZODONE; NORTRIPTYLINE; SERTRALINE; TRAZODONE; VALPROATE SEMISODIUM; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DELAYED DRUG RELEASE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSAGE FORM COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERSOMNIA; INCREASED APPETITE; INSOMNIA; INTERVIEW; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; OPEN STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOMETRY; SUSTAINED DRUG RELEASE; TREMOR; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 35948973542     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.v68n1012     Document Type: Article

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