Evaluation of lithium treatment response in Sardinian bipolar patients;Valutazione della risposta ai sali di litio in pazienti sardi affetti da disturbo bipolare

Rivista di Psichiatria

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 28-35

  Chillotti, Caterina ^a   Deiana, Valeria ^a   Manchia, Mirko ^a   Lampus, Simona F ^a   Ardau, Raffaella ^a   Severino, Giovanni ^a   Del Zompo, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Lithium; Long term treatment

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM; LITHIUM DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; ITALY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77449126745     PISSN: 00356484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1708/401.4720     Document Type: Article

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