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A Survey of Patients’ Knowledge About Lithium Therapy in the Elderly

Author(s) -

Walter Enudi,

Brian Lawlor,

Henry O’Connell

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

the primary care companion for cns disorders

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2155-7772

pISSN - 2155-7780

DOI - 10.4088/pcc.13m01550

Subject(s) - medicine , lithium (medication) , population , hazard ratio , family medicine , emergency medicine , psychiatry , environmental health , confidence interval

Lithium is commonly used in the treatment of various psychiatric disorders. It has a narrow therapeutic range and a mortality rate of 9% in patients intoxicated during maintenance therapy. Therefore, for lithium to be prescribed safely, clinicians must ensure that patients are aware of features of lithium toxicity. We aim to identify patients' knowledge of lithium in the elderly population and associated factors that may influence this knowledge.

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