title: Carving bipolarity using a lithium sword.
abstract: The classification of mood disorders lacks precision and consequently there has been no recent meaningful advance in their treatment. By virtue of its therapeutic specificity, lithium responsivity offers an opportunity to diagnose a definitive subtype of mood disorders that may provide a platform for the development of targeted therapy.
authors.affiliation: Gin S. Malhi, Department of Psychiatry, University of Sydney, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia; John R. Geddes, Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: Gin S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Malhi
authors.affiliation: Gin S. Malhi, Department of Psychiatry, University of Sydney, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia; John R. Geddes, Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Geddes
mesh_terms: D018692:Antimanic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008094:Lithium / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D018692:Antimanic Agents; D008094:Lithium