The place of lithium salts in psychiatric practice 50 years on

Citation
S. Watson et Ah. Young, The place of lithium salts in psychiatric practice 50 years on, CUR OPIN P, 14(1), 2001, pp. 57-63
Citations number
99
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry
Journal title
CURRENT OPINION IN PSYCHIATRY
ISSN journal
09517367 → ACNP
Volume
14
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
57 - 63
Database
ISI
SICI code
0951-7367(200101)14:1<57:TPOLSI>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
This review focuses on recent research examining the mechanism of action of lithium, its neuroprotective effects and the potential clinical implicatio ns of these, as well as examining its efficacy in treatment studies and its reported antisuicide effects. Curr Opin Psychiatry 14:57-63. (C) 2001 Lipp incott Williams & Wilkins.