Lithium: The Forgotten Wonderdrug
Lithium: The Forgotten Wonderdrug
Lithium: The Forgotten Wonderdrug
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Rates of Suicide Attempts<br />
• Suicide attempts without lithium therapy<br />
– 4.65% of study population per year<br />
• Suicide attempts with lithium therapy<br />
– 0.312% of study population per year<br />
Baldessarini RJ, Tondo L, Hennen J. <strong>Lithium</strong> treatment and suicide risk in major affective<br />
disorders: update and new findings. J Clin Psychiatry. 2003;64 Suppl 5:44-52.