Lithium Versus Carbamazepine in the Tre-atment of Manic Episode

0/ 24 patients Irvith a DSIU-111-R diagnosis of manic episode, aged 16-6/in giffki physical health. 12 ii-ere randomly allocated to receive car-bama:epine and 12 lithium to appraise the an-cliiracy and side effects were evaluated with repect tra _y-1lainhta Behavior Assesment Seale, Brief Psychiatric Patin!,.! Scale (BPRS). pa-tients reports and clinici,w obwrration. At the end (../ the Slifdy. :;i0h11 ciinicai improvement 11. vs- seen In 91 mcr of patients and in 58.3q Of respect to Bun-Bchavifir -1,s-Nerne111 Scale alit' BPRS lithium showed also significantly superiority to car-banta:epine (p<0.033). The ino,s( Ircquent side cf-feels in ca•baina=epine Qom].) heileici•he (50(.: (2.5%), nausea i25‘:, ) Ifoileici, in the la-tllitlrt2roup any side (.16-0 was not ,oserved at a rah: of 25C