Lithium plus antipsychotics or anticonvulsants for bipolar disorder: Comparing clinical response and metabolic changes.
Ole Köhler-ForsbergLouisa G SylviaMichael ThaseJoseph R CalabreseMauricio TohenCharles L BowdenMelvin McInnisDan V IosifescuJames H KocsisEdward S FriedmanTerence A KetterSusan L McElroyRichard C SheltonVicki FungMichael J OstacherAndrew A NierenbergPublished in: The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry (2022)
Despite treatment-by-indication confounding, these findings are relevant for real-world treatment settings and emphasize the need for randomized trials on this clinically important topic.