Why is lithium use declining?

Prashant Tibrewal; Tracy Ng; Tarun Bastiampillai; Rohan Dhillon; Dong Hoon Koh; Sandip Kulkarni

doi:10.1016/j.ajp.2018.10.004

Why is lithium use declining?

Prashant Tibrewal, Tracy Ng, Tarun Bastiampillai, Rohan Dhillon, Dong Hoon Koh, Sandip Kulkarni

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Abstract

Bipolar Disorder (BD) is characterized by high morbidity and mortality, requiring life-long prophylaxis. Lithium was first introduced in the 1950s and has remained the gold standard medication for BD recommended in all international clinical practice guidelines, both for acute and maintenance therapy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	219-220
Number of pages	2
Journal	Asian Journal of Psychiatry
Volume	43
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2018.10.004
Publication status	Published - Jun 2019
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Bipolar disorder
Depression
Lithium
Mood stabilizer
Suicide

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