1.
Vertex
; 17(67): 225-30, 2006.
Artigo
em Espanhol
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16847483
Assuntos
Citratos/química , Citratos/história , Indústria Farmacêutica/história , Carbonato de Lítio/química , Carbonato de Lítio/história , Psiquiatria/história , Adulto , Austrália , Transtorno Bipolar/tratamento farmacológico , Citratos/uso terapêutico , História do Século XX , Humanos , Carbonato de Lítio/uso terapêutico , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade
2.
Aust N Z J Psychiatry
; 33 Suppl: S54-64, 1999 Dec.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10622181
RESUMO
The discovery of lithium has had a major impact on modern psychiatry. By launching the psychopharmacology revolution, lithium forced psychiatrists to become more adept at diagnosis. Lithium research has also provided a window into secular changes in bipolar illness which adversely impact response, produced pharmacoeconomic data on the social costs of psychiatric illness, and played a role in the birth of patient-run advocacy movements. In addition, the development of lithium has demonstrated the closely intertwined purposes of clinical and basic research, and the continued importance of research in the clinical setting.