Lithium: The Forgotten Wonderdrug

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Risk Ratios • Risk was reduced 14.8-fold or 93.2% in lithium treated group when looking at suicides and attempts overall • For completed suicides considered alone risk was reduced 5.4-fold or 81.5% • For suicide attempts considered alone risk was reduced 14.9-fold or 93.3% Baldessarini RJ, Tondo L, Hennen J. <strong>Lithium</strong> treatment and suicide risk in major affective disorders: update and new findings. J Clin Psychiatry. 2003;64 Suppl 5:44-52.
Risk Reduction in Diagnostic Subtypes • Bipolar disorder, all suicidal acts – From 6.1% per year without lithium to 0.295% per year with lithium • 20.7-fold or 95.2% reduction of risk • Mixed groups of recurrent depressive and schizoaffective disorders, all suicidal acts – From 2.12% per year without lithium to 0.193% per year with lithium • 11.0-fold or 90.9% reduction of risk Baldessarini RJ, Tondo L, Hennen J. <strong>Lithium</strong> treatment and suicide risk in major affective disorders: update and new findings. J Clin Psychiatry. 2003;64 Suppl 5:44-52.
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Page 3: What Is Lithium
Page 7 and 8: History • 1880s to early 1900s li
Page 9 and 10: Psychiatric Uses For Lithium • An
Page 11 and 12: Advantages of Lithium • Well esta
Page 13 and 14: Decline In Lithium Use
Page 15 and 16: Trend in Veterans Affairs Medical C
Page 17 and 18: Lithium Therapy And Suicide Risk In
Page 19 and 20: Suicide Risk in Mood Disorders •
Page 21 and 22: Overall Rates • Suicides and atte
Page 23: Rates of Suicide Attempts • Suici
Page 27 and 28: Other Important Risk Factors in Sui
Page 29 and 30: Limitations of Evidence • Lack of
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Page 33 and 34: Relapse in Bipolar Disorder • Des
Page 35 and 36: Episode Recurrence in Bipolar I Dis
Page 37 and 38: Episode Recurrence in Bipolar I Dis
Page 39 and 40: Reduction of Episode Recurrence •
Page 41 and 42: Risk vs Benefit Of Lithium Maintena
Page 43 and 44: Potential Toxicity of Long Term Lit
Page 45 and 46: Reducing Risk, Increasing Benefit:
Page 47 and 48: Initiating and Monitoring Lithium T
Page 49 and 50: Initiating Lithium • Prior to ini
Page 51 and 52: Blood Monitoring • Lithium can be
Page 53 and 54: Therapeutic Levels • Upper end: 1
Page 55 and 56: Lithium Discontinuation
Page 57 and 58: Reduced Morbidity After Gradual Dis
Page 59 and 60: Lithium Discontinuation and Subsequ
Page 61 and 62: APA Treatment Guidelines For Bipola
Page 63 and 64: Bipolar Depression • First line t
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