Make lithium great again!

Gin S Malhi^{1

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3}, Erica Bell^{1

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3}, Philip Boyce⁴, Philip Hazell⁵, Greg Murray⁶, Darryl Bassett⁷, Richard A Bryant⁸, Malcolm Hopwood⁹, Bill Lyndon¹⁰, Roger Mulder¹¹, Richard J Porter¹¹, Ajeet Singh¹², Samuel Gershon^{13

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Northern Clinical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
² Academic Department of Psychiatry, Royal North Shore Hospital, Northern Sydney Local Health District, St Leonards, NSW, Australia.
³ CADE Clinic, Royal North Shore Hospital, Northern Sydney Local Health District, St Leonards, NSW, Australia.
⁴ Discipline of Psychiatry, Sydney Medical School, Westmead Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
⁵ School of Medicine, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
⁶ Centre for Mental Health, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Vic, Australia.
⁷ Faculty of Health and Medical Science, University of Western Australian Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.
⁸ School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
⁹ Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne and Professorial Psychiatry Unit, Albert Road Clinic, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.
¹⁰ Clinical Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
¹¹ Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand.
¹² School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, Vic, Australia.
¹³ Emeritus Professor Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
¹⁴ Mind and Brain Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Adelaide, SA, Australia.

PMID: 32521095
DOI: 10.1111/bdi.12942

Editorial

Make lithium great again!

Gin S Malhi et al. Bipolar Disord. 2020 Jun.

. 2020 Jun;22(4):325-327.

doi: 10.1111/bdi.12942.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Northern Clinical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
² Academic Department of Psychiatry, Royal North Shore Hospital, Northern Sydney Local Health District, St Leonards, NSW, Australia.
³ CADE Clinic, Royal North Shore Hospital, Northern Sydney Local Health District, St Leonards, NSW, Australia.
⁴ Discipline of Psychiatry, Sydney Medical School, Westmead Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
⁵ School of Medicine, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
⁶ Centre for Mental Health, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Vic, Australia.
⁷ Faculty of Health and Medical Science, University of Western Australian Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.
⁸ School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
⁹ Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne and Professorial Psychiatry Unit, Albert Road Clinic, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.
¹⁰ Clinical Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
¹¹ Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand.
¹² School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, Vic, Australia.
¹³ Emeritus Professor Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
¹⁴ Mind and Brain Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Adelaide, SA, Australia.

PMID: 32521095
DOI: 10.1111/bdi.12942

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A vote for the full ticket.
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Lithium stabilization and misunderstandings: Toward understanding why lithium is underutilized.
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Lithium: The best current treatment for the well-informed bipolar patient.
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Lithium: Weighing potential risks of nephrotoxicity against benefits.
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Lithium - the benefits of long-term treatment.
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