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Lithium Mania: Play and Learn
Author(s) -
Kearney Shalon,
Meadows Julie
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6163.1993.tb00418.x
Subject(s) - mania , recidivism , lithium (medication) , recreation , psychology , bipolar disorder , psychiatry , psychotherapist , political science , law
The authors describe an instructional game, Lithium Mania, which they developed to assist in teaching psychiatric clients who were taking lithium about their medication. This game can be used in a formal or recreational setting. The goal of learning made fun was to increase compliance and decrease recidivism.