Lithium in adult anorexia nervosa.
- 1 February 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
- Vol. 55 (2), 97-101
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0447.1977.tb00144.x
Abstract
Two patients suffering from anorexia nervosa for many years who wished to gain weight were treated successfully with lithium carbonate. One patient gained 12 kg and the other 9 kg within 6 wk. The weight-gain was maintained for 2 yr of follow-up with Li maintenance therapy.Keywords
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