title: The effect of lithium on platelet count.
abstract: The effect of lithium on platelet count was studied by examining 12 patients treated with lithium carbonate without any additional medication, 13 patients treated with lithium carbonate with additional psychotropic medication, 25 patients with major affective disorder prior to any treatment, 25 patients with panic disorder prior to any treatment and 25 healthy controls. The platelet counts were increased in the group of subjects treated with lithium carbonate without any additional psychotropic medication. The increase was not clinically significant.
mesh_terms: D000341:Affective Disorders, Psychotic / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000097:blood*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000097:blood*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005239:Fear / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008094:Lithium / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016651:Lithium Carbonate; D008297:Male; D010200:Panic / Q000502:physiology*; D010976:Platelet Count / Q000187:drug effects*; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D016651:Lithium Carbonate; D008094:Lithium