N-acetylcysteine for major depressive episodes in bipolar disorder N-acetilcisteína para o tratamento de episódios de depressão maior no transtorno bipolar

OBJECTIVE: In this report, we aimed to evaluate the effect of add-on N-acetylcysteine (NAC) on depressive symptoms and functional outcomes in bipolar disorder. To that end, we conducted a secondary analysis of all patients meeting full criteria for a depressive episode in a placebo controlled trial...

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Main Authors: Pedro V Magalhães, Olívia M Dean, Ashley I Bush, David L Copolov, Gin S Malhi, Kristy Kohlmann, Susan Jeavons, Ian Schapkaitz, Murray Anderson-Hunt, Michael Berk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2011-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462011000400011