The king is dead, long live the king! The restoration of BALANCE

Bipolar Disorders

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 681-684

  Malhi, Gin S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

BALANCE trial; Bipolar disorder; Lithium; Mood stabilizer; Pharmacotherapy; Valproate

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; LAMOTRIGINE; LITHIUM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; VALPROIC ACID;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; MANIA; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTICONVULSANTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 78049500533     PISSN: 13985647     EISSN: 13995618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-5618.2010.00851.x     Document Type: Note

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