Reserpine for the treatment of refractory mania

We report a case of refractory mania treated successfully with reserpine. The patient was a 26-year-old man with bipolar I disorder, who had recurrent hospital admissions for manic episodes that failed to respond to multiple mood stabilisers and antipsychotics. The patient also suffered from hyperte...

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Main Authors: Ingrid Geeske Eloff, Willem Esterhuysen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2014-04-01
Series:South African Journal of Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://www.sajp.org.za/index.php/sajp/article/view/456