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  • Title: Comparison of carbamazepine and lithium in the prophylaxis of bipolar disorders. A meta-analysis.
    Author: Dardennes R, Even C, Bange F, Heim A.
    Journal: Br J Psychiatry; 1995 Mar; 166(3):378-81. PubMed ID: 7788131.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: This meta-analysis assessed the equipotency of carbamazepine and lithium prophylaxis in bipolar disorder. METHOD: We selected only randomised, double-blind, controlled studies comparing carbamazepine with lithium from a manual and computerised search, and subjected them to a quality inventory. Their statistical results were weighted by their quality score and combined. RESULTS: Four studies met our criteria, yielding, overall, P = 0.15. This result is not straightforward because the studies showed significant heterogeneity (P < 0.01). CONCLUSION: Differences in statistical power and sensitivity of outcome measure explain this heterogeneity and the conflicting results of the studies. Therefore, the prophylactic efficacy of carbamazepine remains questionable.
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