
Effectiveness of restarting lithium treatment after its discontinuation in bipolar I and bipolar II disorders
Author(s) -
Leonardo Tondo,
Ross J. Baldessarini,
Gianfranco Floris,
N Rudas
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
the american journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.477
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1535-7228
pISSN - 0002-953X
DOI - 10.1176/ajp.154.4.548
Subject(s) - lithium (medication) , discontinuation , bipolar disorder , medicine , psychiatry , psychology
This study tested the hypothesis that resumption of lithium treatment of bipolar disorders may be less effective after maintenance treatment has been discontinued.