A Major Problem for the Use of Lithium in Psychiatry

question 112

Multiple Choice

A major problem for the use of lithium in psychiatry is that

• A) lithium dulls thought processes.
• B) there is a narrow therapeutic index for lithium.
• C) lithium may not work in up to 50 percent of patients.
• D) lithium is an expensive treatment.
• E) lithium reduces appetite and body weight.

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