Comparison between lithium and valproate in the treatment of acute mania

Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 718-720

  Shafti, Saeed Shoja ^a,b   Shahveisi, Bahman ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Razi Psychiatric Center   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HALOPERIDOL; LITHIUM CARBONATE; LORAZEPAM; VALPROIC ACID; TRANQUILIZER;

ACUTE DISEASE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MANIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARALLEL DESIGN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOSPITALIZATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIMANIC AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHIUM CARBONATE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 59049106741     PISSN: 02710749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JCP.0b013e31818ce5ba     Document Type: Letter

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