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. 1989 Oct:155:496-500.
doi: 10.1192/bjp.155.4.496.

Efficacy of lithium prophylaxis in clinical practice

H R Markar  1 , A J Mander
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Efficacy of lithium prophylaxis in clinical practice

H R Markar et al. Br J Psychiatry. 1989 Oct.

Abstract

The efficacy of lithium prophylaxis in bipolar affective disorder in clinical practice was investigated. Comparison was made between 41 patients who were prescribed prophylactic lithium after two admissions in two years or three admissions in five years and a group of patients who did not receive lithium. The benefits conferred by the prescription of this drug were modest compared with the results from clinical trials.

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  • Who benefits from lithium.
    Anderson DN. Anderson DN. Br J Psychiatry. 1990 Mar;156:446-7. doi: 10.1192/bjp.156.3.446. Br J Psychiatry. 1990. PMID: 2346857 No abstract available.