Lithium is the lightest metal—indeed, it can float on water—with a variety of uses in the modern world, including as the negative electrode in lithium batteries, a coolant inside nuclear power plants, ...

After 5 weeks of taking 300 mg of lithium daily, a 76-year-old woman with lurasidone-induced tardive dyskinesia from treatment for Bipolar II Disorder experienced reduced impact, intensity, and ...

Changes Clinical Practice: Based on this large trial, lithium alone or a lithium-valproate combination should be used as first-line maintenance treatment for bipolar affective disorder type I instead ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Absolute 10-year CKD risks were similar in both the lithium and valproate groups. Of more than 35,000 routine ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the brain, public health, or both at the same time. Lithium is often the first treatment option for bipolar disorder ...

For roughly one-third of people diagnosed with bipolar disorder, lithium is a miracle drug, effectively treating both their mania and depression. But once someone is diagnosed, it can take up to a ...

In a recent study published in the Frontiers in Pharmacology journal, researchers assessed the efficacy and safety of using lithium for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) treatment. Study: Efficacy ...

From recent research on trauma to advances in genetics, here are 5 new developments in the world of bipolar disorder. While everyone’s journey with bipolar disorder is individual, no one has to travel ...

Augmentation was more effective with quetiapine than lithium for treatment-resistant depression in a pragmatic trial. Quetiapine also improved quality-adjusted life years more than lithium. The ...

Taking lithium, which often treats bipolar disorder, can sometimes cause nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI). However, stopping lithium can reverse NDI. Share on Pinterest AndreyPopov/Getty Images If ...