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Lithium for acute mania

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BACKGROUND: Bipolar disorder is a common condition associated with high morbidity; developing efficacious, safe treatments is therefore essential. Lithium is an effective maintenance treatment for bipolar disorder. It acts as mood stabiliser and reduces the risk of suicide. However, evidence assessing the efficacy of lithium in the treatment of acute mania is less robust. Current evidence-based guidelines cite multiple anti-dopaminergic and mood-stabilising agents as initi...

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Published
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10.1002/14651858.cd004048.pub4

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Publisher:
Wiley
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Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews More from this journal
Volume:
6
Pages:
CD004048
Publication date:
2019-06-01
Acceptance date:
2019-05-17
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1469-493X
Pmid:
31152444


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English
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2019-06-10
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