Open AccessAssessment of lithium-related knowledge and attitudes among patients with bipolar disorder on long-term lithium maintenance treatment
Author(s) -
Saurabh Kumar,
Simrandeep Singh,
Pankaj Mahal,
Anuranjan Vishwakarma,
Raman Deep Pattanayak
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/psychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_339_19
Subject(s) - lithium (medication) , bipolar disorder , observational study , psychology , rating scale , psychiatry , medicine , clinical psychology , developmental psychology
Gaps in lithium-related knowledge among bipolar disorder (BD) patients on lithium prophylaxis may pose safety concerns and could adversely influence attitudes to lithium.