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The Use of Lithium in Affective Disorders: II. Prophylaxis of Depression in Chronic Recurrent Affective Disorder

RONALD R. FIEVE, STANLEY H. PLATMAN, and ROBERT R. PLUTCHIKAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 125, Number 4

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.125.4.492

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In a longitudinal outpatient study, the authors found that lithium produced a mild decrease in depth of depression scores among patients who had been on the drug for more than seven months, as compared with patients who had been receiving lithium less than seven months. They assess the factors contributing to reported positive clinical results of maintenance lithium treatment in recurrent affective disorder.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 125 • Number 4 • October 1968

Pages: 492 - 498

PubMed: 4886103

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Published in print: October 1968

Published online: 1 April 2006

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RONALD R. FIEVE

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STANLEY H. PLATMAN

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ROBERT R. PLUTCHIK

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Chief of psychiatric research, internal medicine, New York State Psychiatric Institute, 722 West 168th St., New York, N. Y. 10032, assistant professor of clinical psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

Associate research scientist, department of internal medicine, New York State Psychiatric Institute, 722 West 168th St., New York, N. Y. 10032

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The Use of Lithium in Affective Disorders: II. Prophylaxis of Depression in Chronic Recurrent Affective Disorder

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