Lithium Has Been Used for Over 40 Years in Modern

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Multiple Choice

Lithium has been used for over 40 years in modern times and appears to work by_______.

• A)disrupting the action of sodium
• B)reducing the permeability of the blood-brain barrier
• C)influencing serotonin production
• D)We don't really know how it works.

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