Low-dose buspirone, melatonin and low-dose bupropion added to mood stabilizers for severe treatment-resistant bipolar depression

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 391-393

  Nierenberg, Andrew A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACAMPROSATE; ACETYLCYSTEINE; AMFEBUTAMONE; ARIPIPRAZOLE; BUSPIRONE; CARBAMAZEPINE; DULOXETINE; FLUOXETINE; LAMOTRIGINE; LITHIUM CARBONATE; MELATONIN; MODAFINIL; OLANZAPINE; PAROXETINE; PHENELZINE; PRAMIPEXOLE; QUETIAPINE; SELEGILINE; SERTRALINE; TRANYLCYPROMINE; VENLAFAXINE; ZIPRASIDONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; LOW DRUG DOSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT;

ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BUPROPION; BUSPIRONE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MELATONIN;

EID: 69749104381     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000235985     Document Type: Letter

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