Title | Lithium [electronic resource] : Its Role in Psychiatric Research and Treatment / edited by Samuel Gershon, Baron Shopsin |
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Imprint | Boston, MA : Springer US, 1973 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2022-7 |
Descript | XII, 358 p. online resource |
1 A Narrative Account of Lithium Usage in Psychiatry -- I. Discovery -- II. Uses of Lithium -- III. Commercial Production of Lithium -- IV. Conclusion -- V. References -- 2 The Chemistry and Biochemistry of Lithium -- I. Introduction -- II. General Properties of Cations -- III. Chemistry of Lithium -- IV. The Biochemistry of Lithium -- V. Concluding Remarks -- VI. References -- 3 PharmacologyโLithium Absorption, Distribution, Renal Handling, and Effect on Body Electrolytes -- I. Absorption -- II. Distribution -- III. Renal Handling -- IV. Effect on Body Electrolytes -- V. Summary -- VI. References -- 4 PharmacologyโThe Effects of Lithium on Biogenic Amines -- I. Introduction -- II. Catecholamines -- III. Indoleamines -- IV. Conclusion -- V. Acknowledgments -- VI. References -- 5 PharmacologyโLithiumโs Effects on Cyclic AMP, Membrane Transport, and Cholinergic Mechanisms -- I. Cyclic AMP -- II. Membrane Transport -- III. Cholinergic Mechanisms -- IV. Acknowledgment -- V. References -- 6 PharmacologyโNeurophysiology of Lithium -- I. Introduction -- II. Microelectrode Studies -- III. Animal Studies -- IV. Human Studies -- V. Summary and Conclusions -- VI. References -- 7 PharmacologyโToxicology of the Lithium Ion -- I. Introduction -- II. Mild-Moderate Toxic Side Effects: Minor Lithium Intolerance -- III. Lithium Poisoning -- IV. General Considerations -- V. Complications of Lithium Treatment -- VI. Other Effects of Lithium Treatment -- VII. References -- 8 PharmacologyโLithium Teratology -- I. Introduction -- II. General Principles -- III. Studies in Premammalian Species -- IV. Studies in Mammals Other than Man -- V. Chromosome Studies -- VI. Human Studies -- VII. The Use of Lithium in Pregnancy -- VIII. Acknowledgment -- IX. References -- 9 PharmacologyโThe Biology of Lithium -- I. Introduction -- II. Lithium Treatment and Electrolyte Balance -- III. Lithium Metabolism -- IV. Central Effect of Lithium -- V. Acknowledgment -- VI. References -- 10 Preparations, Dosage, and Control -- I. Preparations -- II. Initial Treatment of Mania: Dosage and Control -- III. Maintenance Treatment -- IV. References -- 11 The Affective Disorders: Clinical and Epidemiological Aspects -- I. Introduction -- II. The Classification Problem -- III. Epidemiology -- IV. Clinical Depressions -- V. Mania and Elations -- VI. Conclusions -- VII. Acknowledgment -- VIII. References -- 12 Lithium in Mania: Clinical Trials and Controlled Studies -- I. Introduction -- II. Uncontrolled and Single-Blind Studies -- III. Controlled Studies -- IV. Experimental Drugs in the Treatment of Mania -- V. Summary and Conclusions -- VI. References -- 13 Lithium and Depression -- I. Introduction -- II. Uncontrolled Studies -- III. Controlled Studies -- IV. Discussion -- V. Summary -- VI. Acknowledgment -- VII. References -- 14 Prophylactic Lithium Maintenance Treatment in Recurrent Endogenous Affective Disorders -- I. Introduction -- II. Terminology -- III. Lithium Maintenance Treatment -- IV. Remarks -- V. Acknowledgments -- VI. References -- 15 Lithium in Other Psychiatric Disorders -- I. Introduction -- II. The Use of Lithium in Schizophrenia -- III. The Use of Lithium in Neuroses and Personality Disorders without an Affective Component -- IV. The Use of Lithium in Neuroses and Personality Disorders with an Aggressive or Affective Component -- V. The Use of Lithium in Epilepsy -- VI. The Use of Lithium in Childhood Disorders -- VII. The Use of Lithium for Premenstrual Tension -- VIII. The Use of Lithium in Normals -- IX. Summary and Discussion -- X. References -- 16 Overview of Therapeutic and Prophylactic Trials with Lithium in Psychiatric Patients -- I. Introductory Analysis -- II. Confusion in Classification of the Affective Disorders: A Proposed Model for Biogenetic Investigations -- III. Therapeutic Effects in Mania -- IV. Effects in Depression -- V. Effects in Other Psychiatric Disorders -- VI. Effects on Normals, Productive Cyclothymics, and the Creative Personality -- VII. Prophylaxis -- VIII. Lithium versus Electroshock Therapy -- IX. Summary -- X. References