Lithium-responsive schizophrenia: case reports.
Two patients with lithium-responsive schizophrenia are described. Lithium withdrawal, done to evaluate the efficacy of lithium, triggered schizophrenic relapse, an infrequently reported phenomenon. Leonhard's comprehensive classification may help identify lithium-responsive forms of schizophrenia.
D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008094:Lithium / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000145:classification; D012563:Schizophrenia, Paranoid / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology
D008094:Lithium