title: Lithium therapy in Israel.
abstract: Lithium therapy for manic-depressive patients started in Israel in 1967. A questionnaire survey in 1975 had a response frequency of 50%. Of the 314 patients diagnosed as manic-depressives, 239, or 76%, received lithium carbonate treatment.
mesh_terms: D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004363:Drug Utilization; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008094:Lithium / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D008094:Lithium