The use of lithium in childhood and adolescence: an overview
Jefferson, J.W.
Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 43(5): 174-177
1982
ISSN/ISBN: 0160-6689 PMID: 7076626 Document Number: 196200
Identifying those children and adolescents with lithium-responsive behavior disorders is often difficult. Work done in those areas is reviewed with consideration given to diagnostic issues, outcome studies, and the immediate or long-term risks of lithium use in this younger age group. A balance should be struck between potential side effects and the need for proper treatment of potentially devastating illness.