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Lithium Side Effects in a Routine Lithium Clinic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

B. B. Johnston ,
E. G. Dick ,
G. J. Naylor  and
D. A. T. Dick
B. B. Johnston
Affiliation:
Royal Dundee Liff Hospital, Liff, by Dundee
E. G. Dick
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomy, The University, Dundee
G. J. Naylor
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee
D. A. T. Dick
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomy, The University, Dundee
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Summary

Approximately two thirds of a group of bipolar patients attending the routine lithium clinic suffered side effects. These patients tended to have a lower plasma and erythrocyte lithium concentration and a lower erythrocyte/plasma lithium ratio than those who had no side effects. Explanations of this unexpected finding are discussed.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 134 , Issue 5 , May 1979 , pp. 482 - 487
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1979 

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