[Manic-depressive disorders in adolescence. Lithium treatment].
FIRST INTENTION PREVENTION: Lithium is the first intention preventive treatment for bipolar disorders. It the most effective choice in this indication and provides the most benefit for the patient, particularly the young patient still in the process of maturation.
Serum lithium must be monitored regularly. It is important for the clinician to be aware of different factors which can modify serum levels, including disease states or iatrogenic effects related to co-prescriptions. PATIENT INFORMATION: Long-term compliance and surveillance, and thus treatment efficacy, depend greatly on the quality of the information provided to the patient and his/her family.
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Clinique de psychiatrie, HIA du Val-de-Grâce, Paris. Patrick.Clervoy@wanadoo.fr
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D000293:Adolescent; D000296:Adolescent Psychiatry; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease / Q000517:prevention & control; D008094:Lithium / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D010353:Patient Education as Topic
D008094:Lithium