Divalproex is now commonly used to treat bipolar disorder in older patients. However, it has yet to be systematically studied in this population. This report describes six older bipolar patients treated with divalproex. Of the six, ยฎve showed some improvement with divalproex alone or in combination
Quality of Care Measures for the Treatment of Bipolar Disorder
โ Scribed by Farifteh Firoozmand Duffy; William Narrow; Joyce C. West; Laura J. Fochtmann; David A. Kahn; Trisha Suppes; John M. Oldham; John S. McIntyre; Ronald W. Manderscheid; Paul Sirovatka; Darrel Regier
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 94 KB
- Volume
- 76
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0033-2720
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