Journal article
Association of Lithium Use and a Higher Serum Concentration of Lithium With the Risk of Declining Renal Function in Older Adults: A Population-Based Cohort Study.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Lithium is an important mood disorder treatment; however, the renal risks of its use in older adults are unclear. We wished to determine in older adults (1) whether lithium is associated with increased risk of renal decline compared to valproate and (2) whether this association differs with higher vs lower baseline serum lithium concentrations.
METHOD: We conducted a population-based cohort study using linked health care databases …
Authors
Rej S; Herrmann N; Gruneir A; McArthur E; Jeyakumar N; Muanda FT; Harel Z; Dixon S; Garg AX
Journal
The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, Vol. 81, No. 5,
Publisher
Physicians Postgraduate Press
DOI
10.4088/jcp.19m13045
ISSN
0160-6689