Effect of fasting during Ramadan on serum lithium level and mental state in bipolar affective disorder

International Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 323-327

  Farooq, Saeed ^a   Nazar, Zahid ^a   Akhter, Javed ^a   Irafn, Mohammad ^a   Subhan, Fazal ^b   Ahmed, Zia ^b   Khatak, Ijaz Hassan ^c   Naeem, Farooq ^d  

^a LADY READING HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR   (Pakistan)

^c KHYBER TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^d West Park Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bipolar affective disorders; depression; fasting; lithium; mania; manic depressive illness; Pakistan; Ramadan

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE; LITHIUM; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ACNE; ADULT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHLORIDE BLOOD LEVEL; CONFUSION; DELIRIUM; DIARRHEA; DIET RESTRICTION; DRUG EFFECT; DYSARTHRIA; EDEMA; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; FASCICULATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HAIR LOSS; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LETHARGY; LITHIUM BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOSLEM; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PAKISTAN; POLYDIPSIA; POLYURIA; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RAMADAN; RELIGION; RESTLESSNESS; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREMOR; WEIGHT GAIN; YOUNG MANIA RATING SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ANNIVERSARIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLIMATE; FASTING; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; ISLAM; LITHIUM; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RELIGION; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958487239     PISSN: 02681315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YIC.0b013e32833d18b2     Document Type: Article

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