Guidelines for maintenance treatment of bipolar disorder: Are there discrepancies between European and North American recommendations?

Bipolar Disorders

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 519-522

  Vestergaard, Per ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Clinical guidelines; Hypomania; Lithium; Practice policies; Valproate

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; LAMOTRIGINE; LITHIUM; OLANZAPINE; VALPROIC ACID;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EUROPE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL PATIENT; NORTH AMERICA; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EUROPE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 9444269833     PISSN: 13985647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-5618.2004.00155.x     Document Type: Review

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