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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 ...

Experts answer four key questions based on the findings of a study that indicated that low-dose oral lithium could slow ...

Dr McIntyre and colleagues share new insight on how GLP-1 receptor agonists may protect against lithium-induced kidney damage in patients treated for bipolar disorder.

When Lady Gaga recently spoke in an interview about taking lithium while suffering from a “psychotic break”, it drew ...

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 ...

Researchers from the University of Adelaide are hopeful a recent biological discovery could lead to the precision treatment of bipolar disorder (BD). About 2.2% of the Australian population has a form ...

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 ...

A female patient in her 60s with bipolar disorder type 1 underwent robot-assisted radical cystectomy with ileal conduit for muscle-invasive bladder cancer. Postoperatively, she continued her regular ...

One woman spent years battling symptoms she couldn’t name—until a diagnosis and treatment finally brought clarity and renewed ...

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 ...