A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled 12-Month Trial of Divalproex and Lithium in Treatment of Outpatients With Bipolar I Disorder
Author(s) -
Charles L. Bowden,
Joseph R. Calabrese,
Susan L. McElroy,
László Gyulai,
Adel Wassef,
Frederick Petty,
Harrison G. Pope,
C. James Chou,
Paul E. Keck,
Linda Rhodes,
Alan C. Swann,
Robert M. A. Hirschfeld,
Patricia J. Wozniak
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
archives of general psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3636
pISSN - 0003-990X
DOI - 10.1001/archpsyc.57.5.481
Subject(s) - divalproex , bipolar disorder , placebo , mania , mood stabilizer , psychology , mood , psychiatry , randomized controlled trial , discontinuation , randomization , bipolar i disorder , lithium (medication) , medicine , pediatrics , alternative medicine , pathology
Long-term outcomes are often poor in patients with bipolar disorder despite treatment; more effective treatments are needed to reduce recurrences and morbidity. This study compared the efficacy of divalproex, lithium, and placebo as prophylactic therapy.
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