Eligibility
Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years and above, Genders Eligible for Study: Both
Criteria
Inclusion criteria:
- Patients must provide written and informed consent
- Diagnosis of Bipolar I Disorder and currently depressed for minimum of the previous 8 weeks
- Patients must have been hospitalized for mood disorder or incarceration with or without formal charges as the result of mania related behavior
Exclusion criteria:
- Patients must not be suicidal
- Patients must not have a history or non-reponse to antidepressant treatment
- Patients must not have a clinical history of substance dependence in the past year or abuse within the 4 weeks prior to study entry
- Patients must not have had epilepsy or hypothyroidism
Contact Name:
Contact Phone:
919-872-5620