@article{ref1,
title="Lithium reduces maternal child abuse behaviour: a preliminary report",
journal="Journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics",
year="2001",
author="do Prado-Lima, P. and Knijnik, L. and Juruena, M. and Padilla, A.",
volume="26",
number="4",
pages="279-282",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To find out in child abusing mothers whether aggressiveness in general, but which is directed towards their children in particular, could be reduced by giving lithium. METHOD: An open trial of lithium in eight child-abusing mothers. Assessment of aggression using Yudofsky's Overt Aggression Scale. RESULTS: There was a statistically significant reduction (P < 0.05) in aggressiveness to the children and to inanimate objects. CONCLUSION: Lithium could be an effective adjunct in the social and psychological treatment of parents who abuse their children. An adequately powered controlled study testing lithium against placebo over a longer period of treatment and observation would be useful.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0269-4727",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}