Dosing strategies for lithium monotherapy in children and adolescents with bipolar i disorder

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 195-205

  Findling, Robert L ^a   Kafantaris, Vivian ^b   Pavuluri, Mani ^c   McNamara, Nora K ^a   McClellan, Jon ^d   Frazier, Jean A ^e   Sikich, Linmarie ^f   Kowatch, Robert ^g   Lingler, Jacqui ^a   Faber, Jon ^a   Rowles, Brieana M ^a   Clemons, Traci E ^h   Taylor Zapata, Perdita ⁱ  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ZUCKER HILLSIDE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h EMMES CORPORATION   (United States)

ⁱ EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; BLURRED VISION; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL GLOBAL IMPRESSION SCALE; COORDINATION DISORDER; DECREASED APPETITE; DIARRHEA; DIZZINESS; DOSAGE SCHEDULE COMPARISON; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INCREASED APPETITE; INSOMNIA; IRRITABILITY; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; NAUSEA; NOSE CONGESTION; OPEN STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POLLAKISURIA; PSYCHOMETRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RASH; SCHOOL CHILD; SIDE EFFECT; SOMNOLENCE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; THIRST; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREMOR; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VOMITING; XEROSTOMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIMANIC AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHIUM CARBONATE; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79958778498     PISSN: 10445463     EISSN: 15578992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cap.2010.0084     Document Type: Article

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