Lithium-antidepressant combinations in the treatment of depressed, physically ill geriatric patients
- 1 March 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Psychiatric Association Publishing in American Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 143 (3), 378-379
- https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.143.3.378
Abstract
The combination of low-dose lithium therapy and antidepressant drugs produced rapid, lasting remission of depression in five physically ill geriatric patients. Low serum lithium levels helped ensure safety of treatment.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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