Lithium reduces maternal child abuse behaviour: a preliminary report

Prado‐Lima, P. Do; Knijnik, Luiza Feijó; Juruena, Mário F.; Padilla, Amado M.

doi:10.1046/j.1365-2710.2001.00357.x

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“…In 2001, Prado-Lima et al [60] examined 8 mothers with child abuse. Lithium significantly reduced their abusive behavior towards their children at day 30 and day 60 of treatment compared with baseline.…”

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Lithium Reduces Pathological Aggression and Suicidality: A Mini-Review

2010

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From a practical point of view, the well-proven antisuicidal and anti-aggressive effects of lithium are of utmost importance for a rational, safe and economical treatment of patients with affective disorders. Regular lithium long-term treatment reduces the otherwise 2- to 3-fold increased mortality of untreated patients with severe affective disorders down to the level of the general population. This is mainly due to the reduced suicide risk. Many international studies have confirmed this fascinating property of lithium which so far has not been demonstrated with comparable evidence for any other psychotropic compound. The antisuicidal effects of lithium might possibly be related to its anti-aggressive effects which have been shown in various species, populations and settings, such as animals, inhabitants of nursing homes for the elderly, mentally handicapped subjects, children and adolescents with hyperactive, hostile and aggressive behavior, and particularly in hyperaggressive inmates of correction units and prisons.

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Section: Adult Psychiatric Populationmentioning

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Lithium Reduces Pathological Aggression and Suicidality: A Mini-Review

2010

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“…20 Considering child abuse as an aggressive behavior, we conducted an open trial with eight mothers with dystimia and personality disorder who physically abused their children. 21 Lithium was effective in reducing their abusive behavior, which was impulsive-aggressive, against their children, and was also effective in reducing the overall aggressiveness of these mothers. Lithium is also effective in preventing suicide, as demonstrated by a retrospective cohort study with a population based sample of 20638 health plan members diagnosed with bipolar disorder.…”

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Tratamento farmacológico da impulsividade e do comportamento agressivo

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2009

Rev. Bras. Psiquiatr.

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Human Psychopharmacology

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In order to keep subscribers up‐to‐date with the latest developments in their field, John Wiley & Sons are providing a current awareness service in each issue of the journal. The bibliography contains newly published material in the field of human psychopharmacology. Each bibliography is divided into 18 sections: 1 Books, Reviews & Symposia; 2 General; 3 Psychotropic Drugs ‐ General; Antidepressive Agents: 4 Tricyclics; 5 Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors; 6 Serotonergics; Euthymic Agents: 7 Lithium; Tranquillizing Agents: 8 Major; 9 Minor & Hypnotics; 10 Analeptic Agents; 11 Anticonvulsant Agents; 12 Drugs of Abuse; 13 Transmitters, Receptors, Metabolites & Modulating Agents; 14 Neuropeptides; 15 Psychoneuroendocrinology; 16 Psychoneuroimmunology; 17 Behavioural Genetics; 18 Others. Within each section, articles are listed in alphabetical order with respect to author. If, in the preceding period, no publications are located relevant to any one of these headings, that section will be omitted.

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Lithium reduces maternal child abuse behaviour: a preliminary report

Abstract: Lithium could be an effective adjunct in the social and psychological treatment of parents who abuse their children. An adequately powered controlled study testing lithium against placebo over a longer period of treatment and observation would be useful.

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Lithium Reduces Pathological Aggression and Suicidality: A Mini-Review

Lithium Reduces Pathological Aggression and Suicidality: A Mini-Review

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