Quetiapine Improves Sleep Disturbance in Acute Bipolar Disorder: A Case Series

S. Cohrs; K. Gade; A. Meier; W. Jordan; P. Falkai; E. Rüther; A. Rodenbeck

doi:10.1055/s-0030-1248312

Pharmacopsychiatry, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Pharmacopsychiatry 2010; 43(4): 154-155
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1248312

Letter

Quetiapine Improves Sleep Disturbance in Acute Bipolar Disorder: A Case Series

S. Cohrs¹ ^, ² ^, ³ , K. Gade² , A. Meier² , W. Jordan² , P. Falkai² , E. Rüther² , A. Rodenbeck¹ ^, ²

¹Institut für Physiologie, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
²Abteilung für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie der Georg August Universität Göttingen, Germany
³Schlaflabor Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik der Charité im St. Hedwig Krankenhaus, Berlin, Germany

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