title: The Royal Melbourne Hospital Lithium Clinic.
abstract: The Lithium Clinic at the Royal Melbourne Hospital was an innovative program for the management of mood disorders. The Clinic was a model for teaching and research, as well as a vehicle for expert treatment of patients. Many psychiatrists gained valuable experience and training during their period of involvement and many academics and psychiatric researchers were involved with the Clinic. Important research was performed in the Clinic, some aspects of which are highlighted in this paper.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Schweitzer
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Burrows
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Branton
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Turecek
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tiller
mesh_terms: D018692:Antimanic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004501:Education, Medical; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D016651:Lithium Carbonate / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital; D012106:Research / Q000639:trends; D014739:Victoria
chemical_list: D018692:Antimanic Agents; D016651:Lithium Carbonate