Lamotrigine therapy in treatment-resistant menstrually-related rapid cycling bipolar disorder: A case report

Bipolar Disorders

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 435-439

  Becker, O V ^a   Rasgon, N L ^a   Marsh, W K ^a   Glenn, T ^b   Ketter, Terence A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ChronoRecord Association Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Depression lamotrigine; Mania; Menstrual cycle; Rapid cycling

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; FLUOXETINE; LAMOTRIGINE; LEVOTHYROXINE; LITHIUM; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; SERTRALINE; VALPROATE SEMISODIUM; VENLAFAXINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; MOOD DISORDER; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID CYCLING BIPOLAR DISORDER; RATING SCALE; SEDATION; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; ANTIMANIC AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHRONOBIOLOGY; CYCLOHEXANOLS; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMANS; MENSTRUATION; THYROXINE; TRIAZINES; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 5144224390     PISSN: 13985647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-5618.2004.00146.x     Document Type: Article

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