[Clinical study of the normothymic effect of dipropylacetamide]

On the basis of his results, obtained during a long term study of 32 patients presenting cyclic variations of mood with a known frequency, the author concludes that dipropylacetamide permits to stabilise mood in about 70% of all cases through a supression of relapses or by reducing significantly their frequency. No biological changes were observed and the clinical tolerance of the drug was excellent in most cases. This drug constitutes a variable alternative to lithium treatment, and lacks the well known lithium side effects and limitations.