Lithium Side Effects in a Routine Lithium Clinic
- 1 May 1979
- journal article
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 134 (5), 482-487
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.134.5.482
Abstract
Approximately two thirds of a group of bipolar patients attending the routine lithium clinic suffered sid effects. These patients tended to have a lower plasma and erythrocyte lithium concentration and a lower erythrocyte/plasma lithium ratio than those who had no side effects. Explanations of this unexpected finding are discussed.Keywords
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