A Pooled Analysis of 2 Placebo-Controlled 18-Month Trials of Lamotrigine and Lithium Maintenance in Bipolar I Disorder

Guy M. Goodwin, Charles L. Bowden, Joseph R. Calabrese, Heinz Grunze, Siegfried Kasper, Robin White, Paul L. Greene, Robert A. Leadbetter

The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry · 2004 · 582 citations · 0 references

Abstract

Lamotrigine and lithium stabilized mood by delaying the time to treatment for a mood episode. Lamotrigine was effective against depression and mania, with more robust activity against depression. Lithium was effective against mania.