How to initiate lithium therapy: A systematic review of dose estimation and level prediction methods

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 15-33

  Sienaert, P ^a   Geeraerts, I ^a   Wyckaert, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Empirical dosing; Lithium; Predictive dosing methods; Systematic review; Therapeutic drug monitoring

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; LITHIUM CARBONATE; LITHIUM CITRATE;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CREATININE CLEARANCE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANTIMANIC AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; LITHIUM;

EID: 84874547079     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2012.08.013     Document Type: Review

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