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Lithium as a Prophylactic Agent in Recurring Affective Disorders
Author(s) -
Jarrett David B.,
Burrows Graham D.,
Davies Brian
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1973.tb200045.x
Subject(s) - lithium (medication) , psychotherapist , prophylactic treatment , medicine , intensive care medicine , psychology , psychiatry
During the last ten years, evidence has been obtained suggesting that lithium salts given each day can reduce the recurrence of affective illnesses in about 75% of patients. Treatment must be strictly supervised to ensure the therapeutic effectiveness of the medication, and this can best be done at a special clinic. This paper reviews such a clinic, which has been operating for over two years, and presents further evidence to support the concept that the lithium ion acts as a prophylactic agent in the management of a recurrent affective illness.