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Lithium longitudinally: An analysis of publication frequencies
Author(s) -
Schou Mogens
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
human psychopharmacology: clinical and experimental
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.461
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1099-1077
pISSN - 0885-6222
DOI - 10.1002/hup.470010110
Subject(s) - lithium (medication) , mode (computer interface) , period (music) , computer science , pharmacology , medicine , psychology , computational biology , medical physics , neuroscience , biology , physics , acoustics , operating system
This paper describes a longitudinal analysis of the frequency of publications over the period 1850–1984 about the biology, the pharmacology and the clinical use of lithium. Distinct phases reflect the various uses of lithium – antimanic, prophylactic and medical – but also reveal concern about unwanted effects, interest in mode of action, and search for valid alternatives.