Abstract
An open trial of lithium carbonate showed little efficacy for 10 cocaine abusers with bipolar spectrum disorders. It may be that the bipolar subgroup of cocaine abusers is heterogeneous and that only a fraction are lithium responsive.
Publication types
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Clinical Trial
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Bipolar Disorder / complications
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Bipolar Disorder / drug therapy*
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Bipolar Disorder / psychology
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Clinical Trials as Topic
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Cocaine*
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Female
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Humans
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Lithium / therapeutic use*
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Lithium Carbonate
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Male
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Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
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Substance-Related Disorders / complications
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Substance-Related Disorders / drug therapy*
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Substance-Related Disorders / psychology
Substances
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Lithium Carbonate
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Lithium
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Cocaine