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Bipolar Disorder Therapy
New bipolar disorder therapy study results reported from Taipei Medical University, Department of Psychiatry
June 18th, 2007
A new study, "Application of the Cockcroft-Gault method to estimate lithium dosage requirement," is now available. "The aim of the present study was to assess the precision and bias of a priori methods in the estimation of lithium dosage requirement among bipolar patients. The charts of 82 Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder-fourth edition bipolar patients with previous history of lithium intoxication were reviewed," investigators in Taipei, Taiwan report. "After excluding patients who had discontinued lithium treatment, 69 patients were entered to the study. Another 60 bipolar patients without history of lithium intoxication were also included in the...
Source: Mental Health Weekly Digest (2007-06-18)
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