Differences in Lithium use patterns in the Netherlands: Comparing middle-aged and older patients in a database study

American Journal of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 193-200

  Van Melick, Els Jacoba Maria ^a   Wilting, Ingeborg ^b   Souverein, Patrick Cyriel ^c   Egberts, Toine Cornelus Gerardus ^b,c  

^a Harbour Hospital   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

affective disorder; bipolar disorder; elderly; lithium; lithium use pattern; treatment resistant depression

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; LAMOTRIGINE; LITHIUM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG USE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS;

EID: 84861752609     PISSN: 15435946     EISSN: 18767761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjopharm.2012.02.001     Document Type: Article

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