Lithium prophylaxis and interepisode mood. A prospective longitudinal comparison of euthymic bipolars and non-patient controls.
J Affect Disord
; 24(3): 199-206, 1992 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-1573128
ABSTRACT
The mood stabilizing effect of lithium prophylaxis was investigated in a longitudinal design. Eighteen euthymic bipolar outpatients using lithium and 20 non-patient controls completed 13 weekly mood ratings. Groups did not differ in biographical characteristics and pre-test manic and depressive symptomatology. Apart from a higher mean happiness rating in the patient group, no statistically significant differences were found on most mood scores between groups, nor was there a group difference in variability over time. It is concluded that lithium prophylaxis does not have an extreme mood normalizing effect in well-controlled bipolars.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Escalas de Valoración Psiquiátrica
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Trastorno Bipolar
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Afecto
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Litio
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Affect Disord
Año:
1992
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Article
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