Lithium and Bipolar Disorder
Lithium: a key to the genetics of bipolar disorder
... the lithium-regulated pathways already discussed earlier in this ...of bipolar disorder patients because they can provide the link between association and causation in disease etiology, as well as ...
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Lithium a continuing story in the treatment of bipolar disorder
... between lithium and the anticonvulsants: valpro- ate, carbamazepine and ...to lithium in effecting longer duration of successful prophylaxis and better depressive symptom and Global Assessment Scale scores ...
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Spectrophotometric analysis of Lithium Carbonate used for Bipolar Disorder
... Abstract: Lithium therapy is the gold standard of treatment for patients with Bipolar ...of Lithium carbonate in solution as a first step in developing a portable home monitoring device for blood ...
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The effect of lithium on thyroid function in patients with bipolar disorder
... 1963 lithium treatment has been the best proven long-term pharmacotherapy for bipolar disorder (BD), both in the prevention of depressive and manic episodes, along with the reduction of the suicide ...
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Lithium Knowledge among Patients with Bipolar Disorder: A Structured Assessment
... INTRODUCTION Lithium is the first-line maintenance treatment of bipolar affective disorder according to recent NICE guidelines, 2014 1 .... Lithium acts as a mood stabilizer and prevents ...
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No association between the PREP gene and lithium responsive bipolar disorder
... Recently, Williams et al. [9] added new results suggesting a common, underlying mechanism via inositol depletion for lithium, valproic acid and carbamazepine, all com- monly used mood stabilizers for ...
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40 years history of Lithium treatment in bipolar disorder in Turkey
... using lithium as a choice of classical treatment of bipolar disorder in Turkey had a trend parallel to that of the ...approving lithium as a maintenance medication by the FDA (US Food & ...
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Brain oscillations in bipolar disorder and lithium-induced changes
... with bipolar disorder patients undergoing lithium therapy might involve phase and gamma oscilla- ...of lithium use would be beneficial, as biophysical properties of lithium salt sug- ...
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Monitoring of patients treated with lithium for bipolar disorder: an international survey
... 2008). Lithium is the gold standard for maintenance treatment of patients with bipolar disorder (Sani et ...using lithium are known to have a high intra- and inter- patient variability in ...
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Hypercalcemia in patients with bipolar disorder treated with lithium: a cross-sectional study
... Because lithium is the mainstay for the long-term treat- ment of bipolar disorder, it is difficult to identify a larger cohort of control ...Whether lithium shifts the calcium set point to the ...
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A comparative study of two different brands of lithium carbonate in patients of bipolar disorder
... 2010). Lithium carbonate is the mainstay of treatment in bipolar disorder although sodium valproate, carbamazepine, as well as second-generation antipsychotic agents also have been approved for the ...
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The role of ziprasidone in adjunctive use with lithium or valproate in maintenance treatment of bipolar disorder
... Keywords: bipolar disorder, mania, maintenance, prophylaxis, ziprasidone, mood stabilizer This review addresses the effectiveness and pragmatic clinical role for ziprasidone used adjunctively with a mood ...
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical predictors of lithium response in bipolar disorder
... recommend lithium as first-line maintenance treatment for bipolar disorder (BPD) ...While lithium has a higher complete response rate than other mood stabiliser medication, only one in three ...
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Optical analysis of Lithium Carbonate: Towards the development of a Portable Lithium Blood Level analyzer for Bipolar Disorder Patients
... Abstract— Lithium medication is the gold standard of treatment in Bipolar Disorder patients, preventing and reducing mood swings and ...by Bipolar Disorder patients to facilitate the ...
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The Pharmacogenomics of Bipolar Disorder study (PGBD): identification of genes for lithium response in a prospective sample
... Background: Bipolar disorder is a serious and common psychiatric disorder characterized by manic and depressive mood switches and a relapsing and remitting ...symptoms. Lithium remains the ...
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Stability of lithium treatment in bipolar disorder - long-term follow-up of 346 patients
... with bipolar disorder I or II were followed for a mean period of ...of lithium treatment, the number or frequency of episodes prior to treatment, or latency from the onset of bipolar ...
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Reasons for lithium discontinuation in men and women with bipolar disorder: a retrospective cohort study
... Particularly men may require proactive follow-up since they may be more likely not to consult with their doctor before discontinuing treatment. Understanding the rea- sons why patients and doctors discontinue ...
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Understanding bipolar disorder. understanding. bipolar disorder
... for bipolar disorder In some circumstances you might also be offered antidepressant medication, such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) – a commonly prescribed type of ...combining ...
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Bipolar Disorder
... 8.2.2-Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is sometimes used for severely manic or depressed patients and for those who don't respond to medication or for those women who, while pregnant, experience symptoms. Because it acts ...
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Lithium in the Acute Treatment of Bipolar I Disorder: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study
... CONCLUSIONS: Lithium was superior to placebo in reducing manic symptoms in pediatric patients treated for BP-I in this clinical ...trial. Lithium was generally well tolerated in this patient population and ...
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