title: Carbamazepine lithium combination for lithium resistant mania.
abstract: In an open prospective trial five cases of mania identified as lithium non-responders were treated with lithium - carbamazepine conciliation. The prophylactic efficacy of this combination was also studied. The combination proved to be therapeutically and prophylactically effective without significant side effects. The findings and relevant clinical issues are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, NIMHANS, Bangalore.
authors.forename: N G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Desai
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Andrade
authors.forename: B N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Gangadhar
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Channabasavanna