Comparison the effectiveness of aripiprazole and risperidone for the treatment of acute bipolar mania

Background: Second-generation antipsychotics, approved for the treatment of mania, are associated with adverse effects such as weight gain and metabolic disorders. Aripiprazole, a recently introduced second-generation antipsychotic, are thought to account for its low propensity for weight gain, meta...

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Main Authors: Amir Akhavan Rezayat, Paria Hebrani, Fatemeh Behdani, Mohamad Salaran, Majid Nabizadeh Marvast
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2014;volume=19;issue=8;spage=733;epage=738;aulast=Rezayat