Lithium - a continuing story in the treatment of bipolar disorder.

CONCLUSION: Lithium has a continuing important role in the clinical management of bipolar disorder. Its under-utilization in North America reflects opinion rather than evidence and the demonstrated anti-suicide effects should help to reignite interest in its use. PMID: 15833095 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/15833095?dopt=Abstract

Source: Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica Supplementum - March 9, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Acta Psychiatr Scand Suppl Source Type: research