Comparison of carbamazepine and lithium in treatment of bipolar disorder: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.

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OBJECTIVES: To review data from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) assessing the comparative efficacy of carbamazepine and lithium in treatment of acute manic and maintenance phase of bipolar disorder (BD). DESIGN: RCTs were identified through a search strategy that included: electronic databases, reference cross-checking, hand search of non-indexed publications, and book chapters on the treatment of BD comparing carbamazepine with lithium. Outcomes investigated were antimanic effect, trial ...

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Authors: Ceron-Litvoc, D; Soares, BG; Geddes, J; Litvoc, J; de Lima, MS

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Human psychopharmacology
• Volume: 24
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 19-28
• Publication date: 2009-01-01
• DOI: 10.1002/hup.990
• EISSN: 1099-1077
• ISSN: 0885-6222
• Language: English
• Keywords: Bipolar Disorder; Recurrence; Treatment Outcome; Lithium Compounds; Severity of Illness Index; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Hospitalization; Carbamazepine; Antimanic Agents; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Humans