Effectiveness of lithium in subjects with treatment-resistant depression and suicide risk: A protocol for a randomised, independent, pragmatic, multicentre, parallel-group, superiority clinical trial

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Cipriani, Andrea ^a   Girlanda, Francesca ^a   Agrimi, Emilia ^b   Barichello, Andrea ^a   Beneduce, Rossella ^c   Bighelli, Irene ^a   Bisoffi, Giulia ^d   Bisogno, Alfredo ^e   Bortolaso, Paola ^f   Boso, Marianna ^g   Calandra, Carmela ^h   Cascone, Liliana ^e   Corbascio, Caterina ⁱ   Parise, Vincenzo Fricchione ^j   Gardellin, Francesco ^k   Gennaro, Daniele ^l   Hanife, Batul ^a   Lintas, Camilla ^m   Lorusso, Marina ⁿ   Luchetta, Chiara ^o   Lucii, Claudio ^p   Cernuto, Francesco ^p   Tozzi, Fiorella ^p   Marsilio, Alessandra ^q   Maio, Francesca ⁱ   Mattei, Chiara ^r   Moretti, Daniele ^s   Appino, Maria Grazia ^s   Nosè, Michela ^a   Occhionero, Guglielmo ^t   Papanti, Duccio ^o   Pecile, Damiano ^a   Purgato, Marianna ^a   Prestia, Davide ^r   Restaino, Francesco ^u   Sciarma, Tiziana ^v   Ruberto, Alessandra ^w   Strizzolo, Stefania ^k   Tamborini, Stefania ^b   Todarello, Orlando ⁿ   Ziero, Simona ^t   Zotos, Spyridon ^q   Barbui, Corrado ^a   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b CREMONA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c IRCCS ISTITUTO CENTRO SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO FATEBENEFRATELLI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

^e ASL   (Italy)

^f OSPEDALE DI CIRCOLO   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

ⁱ Dipartimento di Salute Mentale   (Italy)

^j UOC di Salute Mentale di Avellino   (Italy)

^k Dipartimento di Salute Mentale   (Italy)

^l C Arrigo Children's Hospital   (Italy)

^m 1o Servizio Autonomo di Psichiatria   (Italy)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^o Dipartimento di Salute Mentale   (Italy)

^p Clinica Psichiatrica dell'Università di Genova ^*  (Italy)

^q Dipartimento di Salute Mentale   (Italy)

^r UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^s Centro di Salute Mentale di Finale Ligure   (Italy)

^t SOC Psichiatria Asti Centro Nord   (Italy)

^u RHO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^v Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale   (Italy)

^w Centro Trasfusionale   (Italy)

more..

Author keywords

Antidepressant; Deliberate self harm; Depression; Lithium; Mortality; Randomised controlled trial; Suicide; Treatment resistant

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; LITHIUM;

ADD ON THERAPY; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TREATMENT RESISTANT DEPRESSION;

EID: 84881305040     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-244X-13-212     Document Type: Article

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