Title : A randomized, 4-week double-blind placebo control study on the efficacy of donepezil augmentation of lithium for treatment of acute mania - Chen_2013_Neuropsychiatr.Dis.Treat_9_839 |
Author(s) : Chen J , Lu Z , Zhang M , Zhang J , Ni X , Jiang X , Xu H , Heeramun-Aubeeluck A , Hu Q , Jin H , Davis JM |
Ref : Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat , 9 :839 , 2013 |
Abstract :
INTRODUCTION: A significant number of mania patients fail to respond to current pharmacotherapy, thereby there is need for novel augmentation strategies. The results of some early studies showed the effectiveness of cholinomimetics in the treatment of mania. One open case series suggested the efficacy of donepezil in the treatment of bipolar disorder. Our aim was to explore whether an oral cholinesterase inhibitor, donepezil, administered during a 4-week treatment period, would benefit patients with acute mania. |
PubMedSearch : Chen_2013_Neuropsychiatr.Dis.Treat_9_839 |
PubMedID: 23807849 |
Chen J, Lu Z, Zhang M, Zhang J, Ni X, Jiang X, Xu H, Heeramun-Aubeeluck A, Hu Q, Jin H, Davis JM (2013)
A randomized, 4-week double-blind placebo control study on the efficacy of donepezil augmentation of lithium for treatment of acute mania
Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat
9 :839
Chen J, Lu Z, Zhang M, Zhang J, Ni X, Jiang X, Xu H, Heeramun-Aubeeluck A, Hu Q, Jin H, Davis JM (2013)
Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat
9 :839