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Keep this study
Lead
University of Pittsburgh
With
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
To be eligible for the study, patients were required to have a lifetime diagnosis of bipolar 1 or schizoaffective disorder, a current manic episode meeting DSM-IV criteria, and ratings \>/= 7 on the Raskin Severity of Mania Scale and \>/= 15 on the Bech-Rafaelsen Mania Scale.
You may not be if
Patients were excluded if they had:
A pattern of severe rapid-cycling in which the patient consistently failed to meet the duration criteria for discreet episodes of syndromal mania or depression according to DSM-IV
Sustained drug or alcohol abuse within the past three years
Schizophrenia
Organic affective syndrome
A presenting episode that was secondary to the effect of any pharmacologic agent
The presence of significant medical illness that would preclude or unduly complicate the intended pharmacologic management of the episode
In females, refusal to use appropriate contraception; or
