Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Correlates of Lithium Treatment for Bipolar Disorder in Asia

• Published in: Journal of clinical psychopharmacology
• Main Authors: Shuy, Yao Kang, Santharan, Sanjana, Chew, Qian Hui, Lin, Shih-Ku, Ouyang, Wen-Chen, Chen, Chih-Ken, Park, Seon-Cheol, Jang, Ok-Jin, Park, Jun Hyuk, Chee, Kok-Yoon, Ding, Kwong Sen, Chong, Jamaline, Zhang, Ling, Li, Keqing, Zhu, Xiaomin, Jatchavala, Chonnakarn, Pariwatcharakul, Pornjira, Kallivayalil, Roy A, Grover, Sandeep, Avasthi, Ajit, Ansari, Moin, Maramis, Margarita M, Aung, Paing Phyo, Tan, Chay Hoon, Xiang, Yu-Tao, Chong, Mian-Yoon, Park, Yong Chon, Kato, Takahiro A, Shinfuku, Naotaka, Baldessarini, Ross J, Sim, Kang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2024

As clinical practices with lithium salts for patients diagnosed with bipolar disorder (BD) are poorly documented in Asia, we studied the prevalence and clinical correlates of lithium use there to support international comparisons. We conducted a cross-sectional study of use and dosing of lithium sal...