Trends in lithium prescription in Spain from 1985 to 2003

Lithium use for bipolar disorder has decreased in the United States. We aimed at studying lithium prescription in Spain from 1985 to 2003. Prescription data, expressed in daily defined dose per 1000 inhabitants per day, were obtained. Lithium prescription increased uninterruptedly from 0.21 to 0.79...

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Published in:Journal of affective disorders 2006-04, Vol.91 (2), p.273-276
Main Authors: Castells, Xavier, Vallano, Antoni, Rigau, David, Pérez, Joselin, Casas, Miguel, Capellà, Dolors
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Biological and medical sciences
Bipolar disorder
Bipolar Disorder - drug therapy
Bipolar disorders
Drug Prescriptions - statistics & numerical data
Drug Therapy - trends
Drug utilization
Drug Utilization - statistics & numerical data
Drug utilization/trends
Humans
Lithium
Lithium Carbonate - therapeutic use
Medical sciences
Mood disorders
Neuropharmacology
Pharmacoepidemiology
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Prevalence
Psychoanaleptics: cns stimulant, antidepressant agent, nootropic agent, mood stabilizer..., (alzheimer disease)
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychopharmacology
Spain
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Summary:Lithium use for bipolar disorder has decreased in the United States. We aimed at studying lithium prescription in Spain from 1985 to 2003. Prescription data, expressed in daily defined dose per 1000 inhabitants per day, were obtained. Lithium prescription increased uninterruptedly from 0.21 to 0.79 DID. The psychiatric reform in Spain and a broader definition of BD during the last decades are possible explanations for this rise.
ISSN:0165-0327
1573-2517
DOI:10.1016/j.jad.2006.01.005