Predictors of interepisode symptoms and relapse in affective disorder patients treated with lithium carbonate

For 98 affective disorder patients receiving lithium prophylaxis for a mean of 45 months, number of interepisode symptoms correlated with relapse rate. Response to prophylaxis appeared highly determined by prelithium frequency of episodes and duration of lithium treatment.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of psychiatry 1987-03, Vol.144 (3), p.367-369
Hauptverfasser:	GOODNICK, P. J, FIEVE, R. R, SCHLEGEL, A, BAXTER, N
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Biological and medical sciences Bipolar Disorder - drug therapy Bipolar Disorder - prevention & control Bipolar Disorder - psychology Depressive Disorder - drug therapy Depressive Disorder - prevention & control Depressive Disorder - psychology Emotions Female Humans Lithium - therapeutic use Lithium Carbonate Male Medical sciences Mental disorders Middle Aged Miscellaneous Neuropharmacology Pharmacology. Drug treatments Probability Psychiatry Recurrence Retrospective Studies Social research Time Factors
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Zusammenfassung:	For 98 affective disorder patients receiving lithium prophylaxis for a mean of 45 months, number of interepisode symptoms correlated with relapse rate. Response to prophylaxis appeared highly determined by prelithium frequency of episodes and duration of lithium treatment.
ISSN:	0002-953X 1535-7228
DOI:	10.1176/ajp.144.3.367