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Meta-Analysis
. 2007 Dec:191:474-6.
doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.107.043133.

Lithium in mood disorders: increasing evidence base, declining use?

Allan H Young  1 , Judith M Hammond
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Meta-Analysis

Lithium in mood disorders: increasing evidence base, declining use?

Allan H Young et al. Br J Psychiatry. 2007 Dec.

Abstract

Use of lithium for the treatment of bipolar disorder may be declining even as knowledge of the efficacy and side-effects of lithium has increased. Recent meta-analyses confirm the benefits of maintenance lithium treatment and show that it reduces suicide and suicidality. Psychiatrists should continue to utilise this efficacious treatment for bipolar disorder.

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