Lithium in severe affective disorders: Balancing safety with efficacy

Introduction Lithium has been one of the oldest substances used in psychiatric treatments and remains the first-line treatment for prevention of manic and depressive episodes of bipolar disorder (BD), but it has also a wide spectrum of side-effects. Objectives The goal is to review efficacy, and...

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Main Authors: R. Almeida Leite, M. Almeida, J. Borges, A. Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2021-04-01
Series:European Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933821020605/type/journal_article