A favorable response to lithium carbonate in a "schizo-affective" father and son
- 1 July 1976
- journal article
- Published by American Psychiatric Association Publishing in American Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 133 (7) , 824-827
- https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.133.7.824
Abstract
It has recently been suggested that patients with mania are often misdiagnosed as having schizophrenia. The authors report a favorable clinical response to lithium carbonate in a father and son with an apparent schizo-affective syndromes may respond favorably to lithium but caution that a favorable response in such cases does not absolutely confirm a diagnosis of mania.Keywords
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