Lithium: The Forgotten Wonderdrug
Lithium: The Forgotten Wonderdrug
Lithium: The Forgotten Wonderdrug
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Episode Recurrence in Bipolar II<br />
Disorder – With <strong>Lithium</strong><br />
• Hypomania<br />
– 0.16 recurrence per year<br />
– 3.36% of time ill<br />
• Depression<br />
– 0.56 recurrences per year<br />
– 12.6 of time ill<br />
Tondo L, Baldessarini RJ, Hennen J, Floris G. <strong>Lithium</strong> maintenance treatment of depression and<br />
mania in bipolar I and bipolar II disorders. Am J Psychiatry. 1998 May;155(5):638-45.