A critical appraisal of treatments for bipolar disorder

Primary Care Companion to the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 23-29

  Nierenberg, Andrew A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ARIPIPRAZOLE; ASENAPINE; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOZAPINE; EQUETROL; FLUOXETINE PLUS OLANZAPINE; HALOPERIDOL; LAMOTRIGINE; LITHIUM; LITHIUM CARBONATE; MODAFINIL; MOOD STABILIZER; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; PLACEBO; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALPROATE SEMISODIUM; ZIPRASIDONE;

ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DEPRESSION; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONSTIPATION; CONVALESCENCE; DIARRHEA; DIZZINESS; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FAMILY THERAPY; FEVER; HAMILTON SCALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPOMANIA; INCREASED APPETITE; INSOMNIA; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; MANIA; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MONTGOMERY ASBERG DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; NAUSEA; OFF LABEL DRUG USE; PAIN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RASH; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SOMNOLENCE; TIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREMOR; VOMITING; WEIGHT GAIN; XEROSTOMIA; YOUNG MANIA RATING SCALE;

EID: 78650579646     PISSN: 15235998     EISSN: 1555211X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/PCC.9064su1c.04     Document Type: Article

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