TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1992//
TI  - Completed suicide and recent lithium treatment
JO  - Journal of affective disorders
A1  - Isometsä, E.
A1  - Henriksson, M.
A1  - Lönnqvist, J.
SP  - 101
EP  - 103
VL  - 26
IS  - 2
N2  - Of 1397 completed suicides in Finland in one year, all victims (N = 20) that had used lithium in prophylaxis and treatment of a mood disorder during the three final months were carefully examined. Eight victims (40%) fulfilled the criteria of recent adequate lithium prophylaxis. Continuous or intermittent noncompliance with psychopharmacological treatment during the last two years was reported in the majority (85%) of the victims. Only two cases used lithium as a suicide method. The study suggests that problems especially in compliance but also in quality of treatment are likely to limit the usefulness of lithium treatment in suicide prevention.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0165-0327
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -