Effects of lithium salts on memory.
Thirteen patients diagnosed as having affective disorders, and who were taking lithium, were compared with drug-free controls on short-term and long-term memory tasks. There was some indication that patients on lithium may show an impairment of short-term memory at fifteen-second delay intervals, and possibly enhanced long-term recall of difficult material. Further comparison with results obtained from six patients on tricyclic antidepressants seemed to reduce the possibility that the lithium group's scores were a function of their psychiatric status. As the group sizes were small, all the findings need to be replicated.
D000328:Adult; D001714:Bipolar Disorder; D003863:Depression; D006801:Humans; D008094:Lithium / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008568:Memory / Q000187:drug effects*; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced; D008570:Memory, Short-Term / Q000187:drug effects; D008875:Middle Aged
D008094:Lithium