Abstract Purpose of Review Bipolar disorder has the highest rate of suicide of all psychiatric
conditions and is approximately 20–30 times that of the general population. The purpose of …

Antipsychotics are the drugs prescribed to treat psychotic disorders; however, patients often
fail to adhere to their treatment, and this has a severe negative effect on prognosis in these …

Objective To assess whether lithium has a specific preventive effect for suicide and self harm
in people with unipolar and bipolar mood disorders. Design Systematic review and meta …

Background Completed suicide is a major cause of death in bipolar disorder (BD) patients.
Objective The aim of this paper is to provide an overall review of the existing literature of …

Objectives. These guidelines are based on a first edition that was published in 2004, and
have been edited and updated with the available scientific evidence up to October 2012 …

Objective Suicidal behavior is a major public health problem worldwide, and its prediction
and prevention represent a challenge for everyone, including clinicians. The aim of the …

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Objectives: To update and extend comparisons of rates of suicides and suicide attempts
among patients with major affective disorders with versus without long‐term lithium …

Abstract Suicide contributes to 1–4% of deaths worldwide every year. We conducted a
systematic review aimed at summarizing evidence on the use of lithium for the prevention of …

The management and treatment of patients with suicidal behavior is one of the most
challenging tasks for health-care professionals. Patients with affective disorders are at high …