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Lithium, anticonvulsants and suicidal behavior in bipolar disorderBoghos I Yerevanian
Ambulatory Care Center, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA, USA
J Affect Disord 73:223-8. 2003..Lithium has been found to be effective in reducing suicide rates during long term treatment of patients with bipolar disorders. Data on the efficacy of anticonvulsant mood stabilizers in reducing suicide risk are sparse...
Antidepressants and suicidal behaviour in unipolar depressionB I Yerevanian
Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Acta Psychiatr Scand 110:452-8. 2004..after discontinuation of treatment with antidepressants, and to determine the comparative rates of suicidal behaviour for patients maintained on tricyclic (TCA) vs. selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants...
The dexamethasone suppression test as a predictor of suicidal behavior in unipolar depressionBoghos I Yerevanian
Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA, USA
J Affect Disord 83:103-8. 2004..The purpose of this study was to examine DST non-suppression as a predictor of these three aspects of suicidal behavior...
Bipolar pharmacotherapy and suicidal behavior Part 3: impact of antipsychoticsBoghos I Yerevanian
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles 10111 Plummer Street, North Hills, CA 91343, United States
J Affect Disord 103:23-8. 2007..Antipsychotics, particularly second generation agents, are widely used in bipolar disorder, but their effect on suicidal behavior in this population has not been systematically studied...
Bipolar pharmacotherapy and suicidal behavior Part 2. The impact of antidepressantsBoghos I Yerevanian
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles 16111 Plummer Street, North Hills, CA 91343, United States
J Affect Disord 103:13-21. 2007..However, there is a dearth of knowledge about the effects of antidepressants on suicidal behavior specifically in bipolar patients...
Bipolar pharmacotherapy and suicidal behavior. Part I: Lithium, divalproex and carbamazepineBoghos I Yerevanian
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, United States
J Affect Disord 103:5-11. 2007..The anti-suicidal benefit of lithium on suicidal behavior in bipolar disorder is well-established. Data are mixed on the effects of divalproex and carbamazepine...
Hemispheric asymmetry in depression and mania. A longitudinal QEEG study in bipolar disorderR J Koek
Psychiatry Service, Sepulveda VA Medical Center, CA 91343, USA
J Affect Disord 53:109-22. 1999..previous research has been inconclusive about the nature of hemispheric asymmetry in emotional processing...
Pharmacotherapy and risk of suicidal behaviors among patients with bipolar disorderBoghos I Yerevanian
JAMA 291:939; author reply 940. 2004
