How Should You Use the Lab to Monitor Patients Taking a Mood Stabilizer
July 2014
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Current psychiatry
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Studysummary This review discusses the guidelines for using and monitoring mood stabilizers in bipolar disorders, highlighting that only a minority of patients receive guideline-adherent monitoring.
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