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Am J Psychiatry 1986; 143:1608-1609
Copyright © 1986 by American Psychiatric Association

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Comparison of clonidine and lithium in the treatment of mania

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The authors compared the antimanic effects of clonidine with lithium carbonate in a double-blind crossover design with 24 volunteers. Lithium was observed to be more effective than clonidine. Some patients reported experiencing hypotension (N=8) and depression (N=7) while taking clonidine.


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