Treatment of suicide attempters with bipolar disorder: A randomized clinical trial comparing lithium and valproate in the prevention of suicidal behavior

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 168, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1050-1056

  Oquendo, Maria A ^a   Galfalvy, Hanga C ^a   Currier, Dianne ^a   Grunebaum, Michael F ^a   Sher, Leo ^a   Sullivan, Gregory M ^a   Burke, Ainsley K ^a   Harkavy Friedman, Jill ^a   Sublette, M Elizabeth ^a   Parsey, Ramin V ^a   Mann, J John ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; HALOPERIDOL; LITHIUM; OLANZAPINE; PAROXETINE; PERPHENAZINE; VALPROIC ACID; VENLAFAXINE;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HAMILTON SCALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIMB TREMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MANIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RASH; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 80054823871     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: 15357228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11010163     Document Type: Article

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