Lithium: The Forgotten Wonderdrug
Lithium: The Forgotten Wonderdrug
Lithium: The Forgotten Wonderdrug
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Suicide Risk in Mood Disorders<br />
• Bipolar I disorder, all suicidal acts<br />
– 2.73% per year<br />
• Bipolar II disorder, all suicidal acts<br />
– 1.7% per year<br />
• Unipolar depression, all suicidal acts<br />
– 1.33% per year<br />
• Attempts to completed suicide in persons with mood disorders is 3:1<br />
• 15% to 25% of all deaths in patients with bipolar disorder are from<br />
suicide<br />
Baldessarini RJ, Tondo L, Hennen J. Effects of lithium treatment and its discontinuation on<br />
suicidal behavior in bipolar manic-depressive disorders. J Clin Psychiatry. 1999;60 Suppl 2:77-84;<br />
discussion 111-6.