Open AccessA Survey of Patients’ Knowledge About Lithium Therapy in the Elderly
Author(s) -
Walter Enudi,
Brian Lawlor,
Henry O’Connell
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
primary care companion to cns disorders/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.