Thematic Pro

Causal claim

Divalproex Treatment ↓ Functional Impairment

Divalproex Treatment decreases Functional Impairment.

They pull in opposite directions: more cause, less effect. The map scores it at 41% confidence, weighed from 1 article.

• DecreasesRelation
• -Polarity
• 41%Confidence
• monthsLag
• ModerateStrength
• ActiveStatus

How it works

Divalproex maintenance showed less deterioration in Global Assessment of Function scores compared to lithium.

The evidence

• 1Backing articles
• 1Publishers
• 1Evidence records
• May 2000–May 2000Coverage

• Illustration A

  A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled 12-Month Trial of Divalproex and Lithium in Treatment of Outpatients With Bipolar I Disorder

  Archives of General Psychiatry · May 1, 2000 High trust

  Backs 4 claims

  • Lithium Treatment ↓ Relapse Rate
  • Divalproex Treatment ↓ Depressive Episode
  • Divalproex Treatment ↓ Residual Depressive Symptoms
  • Divalproex Treatment ↓ Functional Impairment

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