Effect of catecholamine depletion on lithium-induced long-term remission of bipolar disorder
Anand A, Darnell A, Miller H, Berman R, Cappiello A, Oren D, Woods S, Charney D. Effect of catecholamine depletion on lithium-induced long-term remission of bipolar disorder. Biological Psychiatry 1999, 45: 972-978. PMID: 10386179, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(98)00293-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term remissionBipolar disorderCatecholamine depletionLithium therapyHypomanic symptomsLong-term lithium therapyRandomized double-blind mannerDSM-IV bipolar disorderDouble-blind mannerMechanism of preventionTransient relapseManic relapsePlacebo administrationSerum levelsCatecholamine systemsHomovanillic acidRemissionRelapseDisordersTherapyTest sessionsSymptomsSubjectsSignificant changesMood indices