Maintenance N-acetyl cysteine treatment for bipolar disorder: A double-blind randomized placebo controlled trial

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Funding Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank the Stanley Medical Research Institute for their support of this project, as well as the NHMRC.MB has received grant support from NIH, Simons Autism Foundation, Cancer Council of Victoria, Stanley Medical Research Foundation, MBF, NHMRC, Beyond Blue, Geelong Medical Research Foundation, Bristol Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, GlaxoSmithKline, Organon, Novartis, Mayne Pharma and Servier. MB has been a speaker for Astra Zeneca, Bristol Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen Cilag, Lundbeck, Merck, Pfizer, Sanofi Synthelabo, Servier, Solvay and Wyeth, and served as a consultant to Astra Zeneca, Bristol Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen Cilag, Lundbeck and Servier. AIB is a shareholder in Prana Biotechnology Ltd, Cogstate Ltd, and Eucalyptus Pty Ltd. MB and AIB are co-inventors on two provisional patents regarding the use of NAC and related compounds for psychiatric indications, assigned to the Mental Health Research Institute. OMD has received grant support from Simons Autism Foundation, Stanley Medical Research Institute, Lilly, NHMRC and an ASBD/Servier grant. GM has received research support from AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly, Organon, Pfizer, Servier, and Wyeth; has been a speaker for AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly, Janssen Cilag, Lundbeck, Pfizer, Ranbaxy, Servier, and Wyeth; and has been a consultant for AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly, Janssen Cilag, Lundbeck, and Servier. CG has received grant/research support from CNPq, FIPEe HCPA, and FAPERGS, and has been a speaker/advisory for AstraZeneca, Lundbeck, Pfizer, Actelion. IS, SC, CA, KH, KK, KM, SJ have no competing interests to disclose.