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Toxicity resulting from lithium augmentation of antidepressant treatment in elderly patients
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Toxicity resulting from lithium augmentation of antidepressant treatment in elderly patients
J Clin Psychiatry.
1990 Aug.
Abstract
Lithium augmentation of antidepressant treatment is a commonly used strategy for treatment-resistant cases of depression. Two cases are described in which significant neurotoxicity developed in elderly patients despite therapeutic doses of antidepressant and lithium.
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