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Lithium Treatment: A Refresher Course

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

M. Schou
M. Schou*
Affiliation:
The Psychopharmacology Research Unit, Aarhus University Institute of Psychiatry and the Psychiatric Hospital, Skovagervej 2, 8240 Risskov, Denmark
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Extract

Updated guidelines are presented for the safe and effective use of lithium; covering indications, treatment management, duration of prophylactic treatment, side-effects and their prevention, overdosage, interactions, and contraindications. Alternatives to lithium and patient-doctor co-operation are discussed.

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Lecture
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 149 , Issue 5 , November 1986 , pp. 541 - 547
Copyright
Copyright © 1986 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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