The Effect of Carbamazepine and Lithium on Remission from Affective Illness

Times in remission from affective illness were prolonged during treatment with lithium carbonate and carbamazepine, but lithium was the more effective. Similar global scores for the two drugs suggested that other factors may determine their acceptability.

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Veröffentlicht in:	British journal of psychiatry 1987-02, Vol.150 (2), p.180-182
Hauptverfasser:	Watkins, S. E., Callender, K., Thomas, D. R., Tidmarsh, S. F., Shaw, D. M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Affective Disorders, Psychotic - prevention & control Aged Biological and medical sciences Carbamazepine - therapeutic use Clinical Trials as Topic Double-Blind Method Female Humans Lithium - therapeutic use Lithium Carbonate Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Neuropharmacology Pharmacology. Drug treatments Psychoanaleptics: cns stimulant, antidepressant agent, nootropic agent, mood stabilizer..., (alzheimer disease) Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopharmacology Random Allocation Time Factors
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Zusammenfassung:	Times in remission from affective illness were prolonged during treatment with lithium carbonate and carbamazepine, but lithium was the more effective. Similar global scores for the two drugs suggested that other factors may determine their acceptability.
ISSN:	0007-1250 1472-1465
DOI:	10.1192/bjp.150.2.180