Long-term mood stabilizer use in bipolar disorder Mixed and psychotic features and comorbid anxiety disorder were also associated with poor treatment response. About one-third of patients receiving ...

Source: Francesco Mocellin / Used with permission Interest in lithium has been renewed in recent years, not only as a classic mood stabilizer for bipolar illness but also as a potential low-dose ...

Can lithium’s effect on daily activity patterns reveal who will benefit from treatment? A six-week trial finds circadian shifts emerge early, before mood improves, hinting at a biological clue to ...

Share on Bluesky. Opens in a new tab or window Share on X. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window Lithium was associated with a higher risk of thyroid and kidney ...

From recent research on trauma to advances in genetics, here are 5 new developments in the world of bipolar disorder. While everyone’s journey with bipolar disorder is individual, no one has to travel ...

Licensed as a psychiatric nurse practitioner more than 20 years ago, I thought I’d never need or want to prescribe lithium. Old school, I thought. A 1950s drug; we have much better now. It’s true, ...

A second meta-analysis of antimanic treatments, conducted by Yildiz et al, 6 focused on direct comparisons of individual medications and on effects of classes of medication. Second-generation ...