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Recalibrating the risks and benefits of lithium therapy

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Summary Recent data might subtly recalibrate the risk/benefit ratio of lithium, the prototypical mood stabiliser for bipolar disorder. There are hints that lithium might be associated with a reduction in… Click to show full abstract

Summary Recent data might subtly recalibrate the risk/benefit ratio of lithium, the prototypical mood stabiliser for bipolar disorder. There are hints that lithium might be associated with a reduction in dementia risk and as noted in this Journal, a surprising reduction in the risk of cancer.

Keywords: risk; risks benefits; recalibrating risks; benefits lithium; lithium therapy

Journal Title: British Journal of Psychiatry
Year Published: 2017

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