Reanalysing the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale
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For the last 10 years, data have been accumulating indicating that, contrary to former evidence, lithium may play a useful role in the treatment of certain schizophrenic patients. Delva & Letemendia (1982), after reviewing major controlled and uncontrolled studies in this area, concluded that “¿ between one third and one-half of patients with schizophrenia will benefit from lithium―. In two of the controlled studies, lithium alone was shown to be better than placebo (Alexander et a!,
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