{"title":"No effect of lithium on risk of physical illness compared with alternatives","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/pu.31201","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>A retrospective cohort study with a 10-year follow-up has found that lithium treatment does not result in increased risk of physical disorders compared with lamotrigine and valproate. The study examined results for groups of patients using the medications for bipolar disorder and for other illnesses.</p>","PeriodicalId":22275,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"35 9","pages":"3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pu.31201","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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A retrospective cohort study with a 10-year follow-up has found that lithium treatment does not result in increased risk of physical disorders compared with lamotrigine and valproate. The study examined results for groups of patients using the medications for bipolar disorder and for other illnesses.