For many people who have bipolar I, lithium is that most elusive of pharmacological treatments, the “magic bullet”—a single intervention that completely eliminates the symptoms of a disease. Since the ...

Changes Clinical Practice: Based on this large trial, lithium alone or a lithium-valproate combination should be used as first-line maintenance treatment for bipolar affective disorder type I instead ...

Lithium carbonate and valproate sodium are each recommended as monotherapy for preventing relapses in patients with bipolar disorder and are sometimes used in combination. However, combination therapy ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the brain, public health, or both at the same time. Lithium is often the first treatment option for bipolar disorder ...

Six predictors could help determine the amount of lithium needed to treat patients with bipolar disorder, according to a large study led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. The study, ...

Share on Bluesky. Opens in a new tab or window Share on X. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window Lithium was associated with a higher risk of thyroid and kidney ...

Since 1949, lithium has been a mainstay for treating bipolar disorder (BD), a mental health condition marked by extreme mood swings. But scientists still don't have a clear understanding of how the ...

Commonly used in the treatment of bipolar disorder and other mood disorders, lithium could prove promising for inhibiting HIV, a research team from McGill University has found. A study published ...

Compared with lithium, valproate, olanzapine, quetiapine, and risperidone generally exhibited a lower likelihood of thyroid dysfunction. HealthDay News — Lithium is associated with an increased risk ...