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Prophylactic Lithium: A Double-Blind Trial in Recurrent Affective Disorders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

P. I. Melia
P. I. Melia*
Affiliation:
St. Patrick's Hospital, Dublin 8; Trinity College, University of Dublin
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Extract

Lithium was first successfully used in the treatment of mania by Cade (1949), and its efficacy in reducing mania was confirmed in double-blind trials by Schou et al. (1954) and Maggs (1963).

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 116 , Issue 535 , June 1970 , pp. 621 - 624
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1970 

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