Antidepressants in acute bipolar depression: An inconclusive meta-analysis

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 415-416

  Cruz, Nuria ^a   Vieta, Eduard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; LAMOTRIGINE; PAROXETINE; PLACEBO; QUETIAPINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ACUTE DISEASE; BIPOLAR DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION;

ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; PAROXETINE;

EID: 79953064495     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.10lr06638     Document Type: Letter

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