title: Potentiation of lithium with carbamazepine in acute mania.
abstract: In a 6 month prospective randomized open trial addition of 400 mgs. of carbamazepine per day to lithium carbonate was assessed. Although statistically non-significant, the trends suggest that use of carbamazepine hastens recovery and leads to less frequent use of emergency sedation without any increase in side effects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, NIMHANS, Bangalore.
authors.forename: B N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Gangadhar
authors.forename: N G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Desai
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Channabasavanna