Standard and trace-dose lithium: A systematic review of dementia prevention and other behavioral benefits

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 809-818

  Mauer, Sivan ^a   Vergne, Derick ^a,b   Ghaemi, S Nassir ^a,b  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; dementia; lithium; prevention; standard dose; trace

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; LITHIUM; PLACEBO; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; TRACE ELEMENT;

ANENCEPHALUS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DENTAL CARIES; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; MORTALITY; NEUROPROTECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHIATRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); VASCULAR DISEASE; SUICIDE;

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; LITHIUM; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; SUICIDE; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 84906687735     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0004867414536932     Document Type: Review

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