Prophylactic therapy with lithium in elderly patients with unipolar major depression

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Authors

David Wilkinson · Moorgreen Hospital

Clive Holmes · Moorgreen Hospital

Janet Woolford · Moorgreen Hospital

Susan Stammers · Moorgreen Hospital

Janine North · Moorgreen Hospital

Abstract

This preliminary study suggests that long-term low dose lithium therapy is well tolerated and protects elderly patients from a relapse of depressive illness.

Topics & Keywords

Bipolar Disorder and Treatment Treatment of Major Depression Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volume 17, Issue 7, pp. 619-622

DOI: 10.1002/gps.671

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