Open AccessPerspectives, attitude, and practice of lithium prescription among psychiatrists in India
Author(s) -
Sucharita Mandal,
Spoorthy Sai Mamidipalli,
Bhaskar Mukherjee,
Suchandra K Hari Hara
Publication year - 2019
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_451_18
Subject(s) - pill , adverse effect , medicine , lithium (medication) , medical prescription , bipolar disorder , family medicine , psychiatry , pharmacology
Lithium "the magic pill" past its discovery remained the respite for patients with bipolar disorders for decades. The prescriptions of lithium were replaced by other drugs because of the cumbersome monitoring, adverse effect profile, narrow therapeutic index, and frequent comorbidities in patients. The objectives of this study were to understand the knowledge, attitude, and practice of lithium by a subset of psychiatrists in India, which will help us understand the theory-practice gap and for devising strategies to bridge the existing gap.