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Lithium Prophylaxis: Myths and Realities

From the Psychopharmacology Research Unit, Aarhus University Institute of Psychiatry, and The Psychiatric Hospital, Risskov, Denmark

Correspondence: Address reprint requests to Professor Schou, Psykiatrisk Hospital, 2 Skovagervej, DK-8240 Risskov, Denmark.

The author examines some widely held views about prophylactic lithium treatment. When seen in relation to the factual evidence concerning lithium, these views require revision because they are wrong or not valid for treatment carried out according to present-day guidelines.

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