Psychiatric hospital utilisation following lithium discontinuation in patients with bipolar I or II disorder: A mirror-image study based on the lisie retrospective cohort
Abstract:IntroductionEvidence for lithium as a maintenance treatment for bipolar disorder type II remains limited since most treatment-prevention studies focus on bipolar disorder type I or do not distinguish between types of bipolar disorder.ObjectivesTo compare the impact of lithium discontinuation on hospital utilisation in patients with bipolar disorder type I or schizoaffective disorder and patients with bipolar disorder type II or other bipolar disorder.MethodsMirror-image study, examining hospital utilisation wi… Show more
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