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Aug 2017

Episode 13- Mood Stabilizers

PSYCH ESSENTIALS
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In the final episode of our psychopharmacology basics series, we are going to discuss commonly used mood stabilizers including lithium, valproic acid, lamotrigine, carbamazepine, and oxcarbazepine. What conditions are they used for? How do they work? What are their side effect profiles? How do we dose and monitor them? And what’s up with all these [&#8 ... Show More
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