Divalproex Sodium for Mood Swings and Alcohol Use Following Head Injury.

Exclusion Criteria

• •a history of bipolar disorder or anxiety disorder prior to any head injury
• •a history of head injury in which the cranium was opened either traumatically or surgically
• •a history of stroke
• •a history of seizure disorder other than those caused by ethanol withdrawal
• •evidence of active liver disease
• •current diagnosis or past history of major psychosis, the alcohol amnesic syndrome, or any type of dementia
• •current suicidal/homicidal ideations
• •any medical conditions that would constitute contraindications to treatment with divalproex sodium
• •currently taking any medications that are known to affect the metabolism of divalproex sodium