Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHOD: Life charts were constructed for 18 outpatients with bipolar disorder receiving prophylactic treatment with depot medication. The durations of affective episodes were compared during periods on or off medication. RESULTS: The subjects suffered fewer relapses and spent significantly less time in hospital (P = 0.001) for treatment of manic, depressive and mixed affective illness during treatment with depot antipsychotics. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | R Littlejohn, F Leslie, J Cookson |
Journal | The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science
(Br J Psychiatry)
Vol. 165
Issue 6
Pg. 827-9
(Dec 1994)
ISSN: 0007-1250 [Print] England |
PMID | 7881787
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Adult
- Ambulatory Care
- Antipsychotic Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Bipolar Disorder
(diagnosis, drug therapy, prevention & control)
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
- Retrospective Studies
- Treatment Outcome
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