Adjunctive gabapentin treatment of bipolar disorder

Eduard Vieta; Anabel Martínez‐Arán; E. Nieto; Francesc Colom; María Reinares; Antonio Benabarre; Cristòbal Gastó

doi:10.1016/s0924-9338(00)00514-9

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Gabapentin may be a useful drug for the add-on treatment of bipolar patients with poor response to other mood stabilizers. Gabapentin may improve depressive residual symptoms such as irritability, social withdrawal or anxiety. These results should be confirmed in randomized clinical trials.

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