TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - Lithium reduces maternal child abuse behaviour: a preliminary report
JO  - Journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics
A1  - do Prado-Lima, P.
A1  - Knijnik, L.
A1  - Juruena, M.
A1  - Padilla, A.
SP  - 279
EP  - 282
VL  - 26
IS  - 4
N2  - 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> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0269-4727
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -