Yao Kang Shuy, Sanjana Santharan, Qian Hui Chew, Shih-Ku Lin, Wen-Chen Ouyang, Chih-Ken Chen, Seon-Cheol Park, Ok-Jin Jang, Jun Hyuk Park, Kok-Yoon Chee, Kwong Sen Ding, Jamaline Chong, Ling Zhang, Keqing Li, Xiaomin Zhu, Chonnakarn Jatchavala, Pornjira Pariwatcharakul, Roy A Kallivayalil, Sandeep Grover, Ajit Avasthi, Moin Ansari, Margarita M Maramis, Paing Phyo Aung, Chay Hoon Tan, Yu-Tao Xiang, Mian-Yoon Chong, Yong Chon Park, Takahiro A Kato, Naotaka Shinfuku, Ross J Baldessarini, Kang Sim
BACKGROUND: As clinical practices with lithium salts for patients diagnosed with bipolar disorder (BD) are poorly documented in Asia, we studied the prevalence and clinical correlates of lithium use there to support international comparisons. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study of use and dosing of lithium salts for BD patients across 13 Asian sites and evaluated bivariate relationships of lithium treatment with clinical correlates followed by multivariate logistic regression modeling...
March 2024: Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology