Lithium Versus Other Mood-Stabilizing Medications in a Longitudinal Study of Youth Diagnosed With Bipolar Disorder

Volume: 59, Issue: 10, Pages: 1146 - 1155
Published: Oct 1, 2020
Abstract
Objective Lithium is the mainstay for bipolar disorder (BD) treatment in adults, but evidence in youths is limited. We used data from the Course and Outcome of Bipolar Youth (COBY) study to assess whether lithium vs other mood-stabilizing medication (OMS) was associated with improved outcomes, including mood symptoms and suicidality. Method COBY is a naturalistic, longitudinal study of 413 youths, 7 to 17.11 years old at intake, with BD. At each...
Paper Details
Title
Lithium Versus Other Mood-Stabilizing Medications in a Longitudinal Study of Youth Diagnosed With Bipolar Disorder
Published Date
Oct 1, 2020
Volume
59
Issue
10
Pages
1146 - 1155
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