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Lithium in adult anorexia nervosa
Author(s) -
Barcai A.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1977.tb00144.x
Subject(s) - anorexia nervosa , lithium carbonate , lithium (medication) , weight gain , anorexia , lithium therapy , body weight , psychology , psychotherapist , medicine , psychiatry , pediatrics , eating disorders , bipolar disorder , ion , physics , quantum mechanics , ionic bonding
Two patients suffering from anorexia nervosa for many years who wished to gain weight were treated successfully with lithium carbonate. One patient gained 12 kg and the other 9 kg within 6 weeks. The weight‐gain was maintained for a year of follow‐up with lithium maintenance therapy.