title: [Determination of lithium in serum and saliva of patients with manic-depressive disorder].
abstract: The slight therapeutic breadth involved means that manic depressive lithium prophylaxis may call for life-long routine management. The lithium/serum-level checks required hitherto are here compared with a non-invasive method, that of determining the lithium level from a mixture of the patient's saliva, a method involving no danger that will eventually assume considerable importance.
authors.affiliation: Bezirksfachkrankenhaus für Psychiatrie und Neurologie Mühlhausen, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Koch
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Klinger
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Morgner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008094:Lithium / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012463:Saliva / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D008094:Lithium
vernacular_title: Bestimmung von Lithium im Serum und Speichel manisch-depressiv erkrankter Patienten.