| Autor: |
Louise Öhlund, Michael Ott, Malin Bergqvist, Sofia Oja, Robert Lundqvist, Mikael Sandlund, Ellinor Salander Renberg, Ursula Werneke |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2019 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
BJPsych Open, Vol 5 (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2056-4724 |
| DOI: |
10.1192/bjo.2019.83 |
| Popis: |
BackgroundCurrently, the evidence for lithium as a maintenance treatment for bipolar disorder type II (BD-II) remains limited. Guidelines commonly extrapolate recommendations for BD-II from available evidence for bipolar disorder type I (BD-I). Comparing the impact of lithium discontinuation is one way of assessing effectiveness in both groups.AimsTo compare the impact of lithium discontinuation on hospital admissions and self-harm in patients with BD-I or schizoaffective disorder (SZD) and patients with BD-II or other bipolar disorder.MethodMirror-image study, examining hospital admissions within 2 years before and after lithium discontinuation in both patient groups. This study was part of a retrospective cohort study (LiSIE) into effects and side-effects of lithium for maintenance treatment of bipolar disorder as compared with other mood stabilisers.ResultsFor the whole sample, the mean number of admissions/patient/review period doubled from 0.44 to 0.95 (P |
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