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A randomized controlled single blind study of the efficacy of clonazepam and lithium in the treatment of acute mania

✍ Scribed by Helen M. Clark; Michael Berk; Shlomo Brook

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1997
Tongue
English
Weight
99 KB
Volume
12
Category
Article
ISSN
0885-6222

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✦ Synopsis

This study is a randomized controlled trial of 40 patients suering from bipolar aective disorder, manic phase (DSM IV). The patients were treated with either clonazepam or lithium. There were no dierences between the two groups at 4 weeks on any of the ecacy measures, which included the BPRS, MAS, CGI and GAF scales. Side-eects were comparably mild in both groups. Clonazepam may be an eective treatment for acute mania.

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