A comprehensive collection of peer-reviewed studies and authoritative sources on lithium treatment in bipolar disorder.
Airainer, M., Seifert, R (2024). Lithium, the gold standard drug for bipolar disorder: analysis of current clinical studies. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Arch Pharmacol 397, 9723–9743
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00210-024-03210-8
American Psychiatric Association. (2022). Diagnostic and Statistical manual of mental disorders (Fifth Edition, Text Revision. American Psychiatric Association Publisher.
https//www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/dsm
iorillo, A., Sampogna, G., Albert, U., Maina, G., Perugi, G., Pompili, M., Rosso, G., Sani, G., & Tortorella, A. (2023). Facts and myths about the use of lithium for bipolar disorder in routine clinical practice: an expert consensus paper. Annals of General Psychiatry, 22(1), 1–18.
https://doi-org.proxy.library.emory.edu/10.1186/s12991-023-00481-y
Fountoulakis, K. N., Tohen, M., & Zarate, C. A., Jr (2022). Lithium treatment of Bipolar disorder in adults: A systematic review of randomized trials and meta-analyses. European neuropsychopharmacology: the journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 54, 100–115.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroneuro.2021.10.003
Gitlin, M., Bauer, M. Lithium: current state of the art and future directions. Int J Bipolar Disord 12, 40 (2024).
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40345-024-00362-7
Hamstra SI, Roy BD, Tiidus P, MacNeil AJ, Klentrou P, MacPherson REK, Fajardo VA. Beyond its Psychiatric Use: The Benefits of Low-dose Lithium Supplementation. Curr Neuropharmacol. 2023;21(4):891-910. doi: 10.2174/1570159X20666220302151224. PMID: 35236261; PMCID: PMC10227915.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10227915/
Jones, G., Rong, C., Vecera, C. M., Gurguis, C. I., Chudal, R., Khairova, R., Leung, E., Ruiz, A. C., Shahani, L., Zanetti, M. V., de Sousa, R. T., Busatto, G., Soares, J., Gattaz, W. F., & Machado-Vieira, R. (2022). The role of lithium treatment on comorbid anxiety symptoms in patients with bipolar depression. Journal of Affective Disorders, 308, 71–75
https://doi-org.proxy.library.emory.edu/10.1016/j.jad.2022.04.025
Kamal, Z. M., Dutta, S., Rahman, S., Etando, A., Hasan, E., Nahar, S. N., Wan Ahmad Fakuradzi, W. F. S., Sinha, S., Haque, M., & Ahmad, R. (2022). Therapeutic Application of Lithium in Bipolar Disorders: A Brief Review. Cureus, 14(9), e29332.
https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.29332
Kessing, L.V (2024). Why is lithium [not] the drug of choice for bipolar disorder? A Controversy between science and clinical practice. Int J Bipolar Disord 12, 3.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00210-024-03210-8
Nierenberg AA, Agustini B, Köhler-Forsberg O, Cusin C, Katz D, Sylvia LG, Peters A, Berk M (2023). Diagnosis and Treatment of Bipolar Disorder: A Review. JAMA.;330(14):1370-1380.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37815563/
Rakofsky, J. J., Lucido, M. J., & Dunlop, B. W. (2022). Lithium in the treatment of acute bipolar depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 308, 268–280.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2022.04.058
Riedinger, M. A., van der Wee, N. J. A., Giltay, E. J., & de Leeuw, M. (2023). Lithium in bipolar depression: A review of the evidence. Human psychopharmacology, 38(5), e2881.
https://doi.org/10.1002/hup.2881
Sampogna, G., Janiri, D., Albert, U., Caraci, F., Martinotti, G., Serafini, G., … Fiorillo, A. (2022). Why lithium should be used in patients with bipolar disorder? A scoping review and an expert opinion paper. Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, 22(11–12), 923–934.
https://doi.org/10.1080/14737175.2022.2161895
Study of bipolar disorder treatments finds lithium linked to better outcomes. (2022). Brown University Psychopharmacology Update, 33(8), 1–6.
https://doi-org.proxy.library.emory.edu/10.1002/pu.30899
Volkmann, C., Bschor, T., & Köhler, S. (2020). Lithium Treatment Over the Lifespan in Bipolar Disorders. Frontiers in psychiatry, 11, 377.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00377