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(2008), "Acute bipolar mania: a systematic review and meta-analysis of co-therapy vs monotherapy", Clinical Governance: An International Journal, Vol. 13 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/cgij.2008.24813dae.006
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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Acute bipolar mania: a systematic review and meta-analysis of co-therapy vs monotherapy
Acute bipolar mania: a systematic review and meta-analysis of co-therapy vs monotherapy
Article Type: Reviews of effectiveness From: Clinical Governance: An International Journal, Volume 13, Issue 4
L.A. Smith, V. Cornelius, A. Warnock, M.J. Tacchi, D. Taylor,Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica,2007,Vol. 115 No. 1,pp. 12-20
The authors concluded that adjunctive antipsychotic treatment is more effective than monotherapy with mood stabilisers for patients with acute bipolar mania who are already taking a mood stabiliser. A more cautious conclusion may have been more appropriate in view of the small number of studies with high drop-out rates and short-term follow-up.