Treatment of bulimia with lithium
- 1 October 1984
- journal article
- Published by American Psychiatric Association Publishing in American Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 141 (10) , 1260-1262
- https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.141.10.1260
Abstract
The author treated 14 bulimic patients with lithium carbonate. All except two patients showed marked or moderate improvement. The possible mechanisms of action of lithium are discussed.Keywords
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