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Lithium

Related Topics:

• Abilify (aripiprazole) / Clozaril (clozapine) / Geodon®/Zeldox (ziprasidone) / Haldol (haloperidol) / Invega (paliperidone) / lithium / Risperdal (risperidone) / Seroquel® (quetiapine) / Zyprexa® (olanzapine)

Where to purchase:

• OffshoreRX.com
• Lithium products at iHerb

CME:

• Appropriate and Safe Dosing of Atypical Antipsychotics - PowerPak.com, 11/1/05

News & Research:

• Lithium - rxlist.com
• Drug Commonly Used To Treat Bipolar Disorder Dramatically Increases Lifespan In Worms - Science Daily, 10/30/07 - "Nematode worms treated with lithium show a 46 percent increase in lifespan, raising the tantalizing question of whether humans taking the mood affecting drug are also taking an anti-aging medication"
• Lithium And Bone Healing - WebMD, 7/30/07
• Lithium and Hair Loss - Medscape, 7/30/07
• Lithium Builds Gray Matter in Bipolar Brains - Doctor's Guide, 4/11/07
• A Comparison of Lithium and T3 Augmentation Following Two Failed Medication Treatments for Depression: A STAR*D Report - Am J Psychiatry. 2006 Sep;163(9):1519-30 - "After a mean of 9.6 weeks (SD=5.2) of treatment, remission rates were 15.9% with lithium augmentation and 24.7% with T(3) augmentation" - See T3 at International Anti-aging Systems.
• Lithium, Olanzapine Affect Different Domains in Bipolar - Clinical Psychiatry News, 11/05
• Olanzapine May Be Better Than Lithium in Bipolar Disorder - Medscape, 7/8/05
• Bipolar Relapse on Monotherapy Can Be Stabilized by Restarting Combination Lithium, Divalproex - Doctor's Guide, 10/25/04
• Lithium and Venlafaxine Both Helpful Adjuncts in Depressed Patients Unresponsive to Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors - Doctor's Guide, 10/19/04
• Lithium May Protect Neurons From Radiation Therapy - Science Daily, 10/15/04
• Lithium Augmentation of Venlafaxine - Clinical Psychiatry News, 10/04
• Lamotrigine/Lithium Combination Shows Potential for Bipolar I Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 6/22/04
• Lithium Raises Older Patients' Car Crash Risk - Clinical Psychiatry News, 4/04
• Lithium May Be an Effective Treatment for the Prevention of Relapses in Bipolar Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 2/9/04
• Lithium Use Associated with Injurious Motor Vehicle Accidents Among Older Drivers, But No Similar Association Seen with Carbamazepine Use - Doctor's Guide, 1/20/04
• Lamotrigine and Lithium Appear Effective as Maintenance Therapy for Early Bipolar Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 12/3/03
• Lithium Prophylaxis Appears Safe, Effective For Unipolar Major Depressive Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 12/3/03
• Lithium, Divalproex Similarly Efficacious in Paediatric Bipolar Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 10/27/03
• Risk Of Suicide Attempt and Death Higher With Divalproex Than With Lithium In Patients With Bipolar Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 10/13/03
• Suicide Risk Lower Among Bipolar Disorder Patients Using Lithium Compared with Divalproex - Doctor's Guide, 9/17/03
• Quetiapine Rivals Lithium, Haloperidol - Clinical Psychiatry News, 7/03
• Switching Elderly Bipolar Patients From Lithium To Valproic Acid Questioned - Doctor's Guide, 5/1/03
• Lithium Lessons Learned - Psychiatric News, 4/18/03
• Lithium Remains Key in Bipolar Treatment - Clinical Psychiatry News, 1/03
• Lithium May Address Aggression in Children with Conduct Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 10/29/02
• Both Lamotrigine, Lithium Delay Relapse of Bipolar Disorder - Clinical Psychiatry News, 10/02
• Expert: Lithium Favored for Bipolar Suicide Risk - Clinical Psychiatry News, 9/02
• New Data Suggest Zyprexa (Olanzapine) Superior To Standard Of Care (Lithium) For Preventing Mania Relapse In Bipolar Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 9/16/02
• Boosting Fluoxetine As Effective As Adding Lithium Or Desipramine For Unresponsive Depression - Doctor's Guide, 8/30/02
• Lamotrigine and Lithium Effective for Complementary Maintenance Therapy of Bipolar Symptoms - Doctor's Guide, 6/26/02
• Olanzapine Plus Lithium or Valproate Effective for Bipolar Relapse Prevention - Doctor's Guide, 5/22/02
• Monitor Kidney Function With Long-Term Lithium - Clinical Psychiatry News, 4/02
• The Complex Interrelationship of Lithium and the Thyroid - Psychiatric Times, 1/02

Abstracts:

• A Comparison of Lithium and T3 Augmentation Following Two Failed Medication Treatments for Depression: A STAR*D Report - Am J Psychiatry. 2006 Sep;163(9):1519-30 - "After a mean of 9.6 weeks (SD=5.2) of treatment, remission rates were 15.9% with lithium augmentation and 24.7% with T(3) augmentation" - See T3 at International Anti-aging Systems.

Related Searches:

• Books on schizophrenia at Amazon.com
• Doctor's Guide search of lithium
• Life Extension Foundation search
• Medline search of lithium
• Medscape search of lithium
• Nutrition Science News search
• WebMD search of lithium

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