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Olanzapine–valproate combination versus olanzapine or valproate monotherapy in the treatment of bipolar I mania: a randomized controlled study in a Chinese population group

Lin Zheng, Lei Xu, Yun‐Rong Lu, Ying Yang, Yanping Zheng, Fang Chen

Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment · 2015 · 15 citations · 19 references

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Abstract

The combination therapy with olanzapine and sodium valproate had higher efficacy than monotherapy in patients with bipolar mania, which provides a crucial insight of the treatment regimen during clinical practice.

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