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Mania Induced by Lithium Augmentation

A Case Report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

R. Yuvarajan  and
N. M. Yousufzai
R. Yuvarajan*
Affiliation:
Royal Shrewsbury Hospital Shelton
N. M. Yousufzai
Affiliation:
St Matthew's Hospital, Burntwood
*
∗Royal Shrewsbury Hospital Shelton, Bicton Heath, Shrewsbury SY3 8DN
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Abstract

A case of mania subsequent to the addition of lithium in unsuccessful treatment by antidepressants is presented. It is suggested that lithium might potentiate some properties of antidepressants which affect their capacity to induce mania.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 153 , Issue 6 , December 1988 , pp. 828 - 830
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1988 

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