@article{ref1,
title="Lithium: underappreciated and underused?",
journal="Journal of psychosocial nursing and mental health services",
year="2007",
author="Howland, Robert H.",
volume="45",
number="8",
pages="13-17",
abstract="Lithium is a remarkable drug with a fascinating history. Although less popular than other anticonvulsant and atypical antipsychotic mood-stabilizing drugs, lithium is beneficial in bipolar disorder and may be superior to other drugs for treatment-resistant depression and for reducing suicidal behaviors. Various studies have demonstrated that lithium has neuroprotective and neurotrophic cellular effects in the brain, suggesting it may be &quot;brain healthy&quot; for patients with mood disorders and useful for patients with other neurodegenerative disorders. In this article, I describe the history of lithium and review important aspects of its clinical use.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0279-3695",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}