Lithium for suicide and readmission prevention after electroconvulsive therapy for unipolar depression: population-based register study

BACKGROUND: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is effective for unipolar depression but relapse and suicide are significant challenges. Lithium could potentially lower these risks, but is used only in a minority of patients. AIMS: This study quantifies the effect of lithium on risk of suicide and readm...

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Published in:BJPsych Open
Main Authors: Brus, Ole, Cao, Yang, Hammar, Åsa, Landén, Mikael, Lundberg, Johan, Nordanskog, Pia, Nordenskjöld, Axel
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Cambridge University Press 2019
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6582214/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31189487
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2019.37
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