Changes in mood stabilizer prescription patterns in bipolar disorder

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 195, Issue , 2016, Pages 50-56

  Karanti, Alina ^a   Kardell, Mathias ^a,b   Lundberg, Ulrika ^b   Landén, Mikael ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antidepressants; Bipolar disorder; Lamotrigine; Lithium; Mood stabilizers; Quetiapine

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; LAMOTRIGINE; LITHIUM; MOOD STABILIZER; OLANZAPINE; QUETIAPINE; VALPROIC ACID; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLOBAL ASSESSMENT OF FUNCTIONING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AGED; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICONVULSANTS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SWEDEN; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 84957103025     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.01.043     Document Type: Article

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