A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Divalproex Extended-Release in the Treatment of Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents
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| Title: | A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Divalproex Extended-Release in the Treatment of Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Wagner, Karen Dineen, Redden, Laura, Kowatch, Robert A. |
| Source: | Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. May 2009 48(5):519-519. |
| Availability: | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. P.O. Box 1600, Hagerstown, MD 21741. Tel: 800-638-3030; Tel: 301-223-2300; Fax: 301-223-2400; Web site: http://www.lww.com/product/?0890-8567 |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
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| Page Count: | 14 |
| Publication Date: | 2009 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Patients, Drug Therapy, Depression (Psychology), Children, Adolescents, Mental Disorders, Outcomes of Treatment, Symptoms (Individual Disorders) |
| ISSN: | 0890-8567 |
| Abstract: | A double-blind study that involves 150 patients aged 10-17 on the effect of divalproex extended-release in the treatment of bipolar disorder shows that the drug was similar to placebo based on adverse events and that no treatment effect was observed in the drug. The drug is not suitable for treatment of youths with bipolar I disorder, mixed or manic state. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2009 |
| Access URL: | https://www.lww.com/product/?0890-8567 |
| Accession Number: | EJ846161 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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