Lithium, manic-depressive illness, and psychological test performance.
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Lithium, manic-depressive illness, and psychological test performance For over 10 years patients responding to treatment at a lithium clinic' have been free from psychiatric symptoms. Little is known about the psychological performance of such patients, but a report,2 using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), confirmed that lithium produces a response in depression. Clinical impressions agree that lithium responders are patients with typical manic-depressive illness.3 It is still not known how well patients are when taking lithium.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- British medical journal
دوره 1 6158 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1979