Dimensions of improvement in a clinical trial of N-acetyl cysteine for bipolar disorder

Acta Neuropsychiatrica

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 87-88

  Magalhães, Pedro V ^a,b   Dean, Olivia M ^b,c   Bush, Ashley I ^b   Copolov, David L ^d   Malhi, Gin S ^e,f   Kohlmann, Kristy ^b,c   Jeavons, Susan ^b,g   Schapkaitz, Ian ^b   Anderson Hunt, Murray ^b   Berk, Michael ^b,c  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^f ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^g LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMAN; NOTE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 79952264977     PISSN: 09242708     EISSN: 16015215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-5215.2011.00530.x     Document Type: Note

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