Before lithium became available to treat this potentially devastating illness, bipolar I sufferers experienced repeated ...

"Our research shows that lithium, a widely used drug for bipolar disorder, could also serve as a treatment for ASD. The fact that its effects persist long after treatment ends underscores the ...

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 ...

Lithium was associated with a slightly increased risk of thyroid and kidney dysfunction among patients with bipolar disorder compared with other drugs, a Chinese retrospective cohort study suggested.

A Chinese retrospective cohort study has found that lithium use in bipolar disorder patients was linked to a higher risk of ...

BD affects millions but remains misunderstood, underdiagnosed, and underfunded. Researchers are working to change this by ...

Another factor that can affect sexuality for those with bipolar disorder is medication. For example, lithium has been a common drug for bipolar disorder for decades. However, according to a 2022 ...

Lithium is associated with an increased risk for thyroid dysfunction and chronic kidney disease (CKD) in patients with ...

Since the 1970s, lithium has been the gold standard for the treatment of bipolar I disorder, the intervention against which all others are judged. What was it like to live with bipolar I disorder ...