Valproic acid, valproate and divalproex in the maintenance treatment of bipolar disorder.

BACKGROUND: Although lithium has been the most commonly used maintenance treatment in bipolar disorder for several decades, valproate is being used increasingly - especially in the United States of America. There is a need to clarify whether the increasingly prominent prophylactic role of valproate...

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Main Authors: Macritchie, K, Geddes, J, Scott, J, Haslam, DR, Goodwin, G
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2001