TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1993//
TI  - Length of lithium treatment needed to eliminate the high mortality of affective disorders
JO  - British journal of psychiatry. Supplement
A1  - Ahrens, B.
A1  - Muller-Oerlinghausen, B.
A1  - Grof, P.
SP  - 27
EP  - 29
VL  - 
IS  - 21
N2  - Recent studies have indicated that long-term lithium treatment reduces the expected suicidal activity and overall mortality of patients with affective disorders. Based on the data from the lithium clinics in Berlin and Hamilton (n = 512), a minimum length of two years of continued lithium treatment is needed to reduce the high mortality resulting from affective disorders.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0960-5371
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -