Recalibrating the risks and benefits of lithium therapy.

Berk, Michael; Cowdery, Stephanie; Williams, Lana; Malhi, Gin S · Br J Psychiatry · 2017

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Abstract

Recent data might subtly recalibrate the risk/benefit ratio of lithium, the prototypical mood stabiliser for bipolar disorder. There are hints that lithium might be associated with a reduction in dementia risk and as noted in this <i>Journal</i>, a surprising reduction in the risk of cancer.

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