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The Effect of Carbamazepine and Lithium on Remission from Affective Illness

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

S. E. Watkins ,
K. Callender ,
D. R. Thomas ,
S. F. Tidmarsh  and
D. M. Shaw
S. E. Watkins
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Wales College of Medicine
K. Callender
Affiliation:
Park Lane Hospital, Liverpool
D. R. Thomas
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Wales College of Medicine
S. F. Tidmarsh
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Wales College of Medicine
D. M. Shaw*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Wales College of Medicine
*
∗Whitchurch Hospital, Cardiff, Wales
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Abstract

Times in remission from affective illness were prolonged during treatment with lithium carbonate and carbamazepine, but lithium was the more effective. Similar global scores for the two drugs suggested that other factors may determine their acceptability.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 150 , Issue 2 , February 1987 , pp. 180 - 182
Copyright
Copyright © 1987 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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