CellWell record HH-47114
Lithium and its effects: does dose matter?
Mirko Manchia; Pasquale Paribello; Martina Pinna; Luca Steardo; Bernardo Carpiniello; Federica Pinna; Claudia Pisanu; Alessio Squassina; Tomas Hajek
2024
In plain language
This review argues that lithium's mood-stabilizing effect requires blood levels above 0.6 mEq per liter, but lower doses may still lower rates of depressive recurrence in older adults, and microdoses may reduce suicide risk and support cognition.
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