Invited commentary on … Lithium treatment and risk for dementia in adults with bipolar disorder

Calum Sutherland; Ashleigh C Duthie

doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.114.161729

Invited commentary on … Lithium treatment and risk for dementia in adults with bipolar disorder

Calum Sutherland
, Ashleigh C Duthie

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Alzheimer's disease clinical trials are failing at an alarming rate, highlighting the desperate need for novel thinking to combat this escalating health crisis. A recent large-scale population study indicates that lithium treatment reduces dementia development, supporting preclinical mechanistic evidence that this commonly used agent might be clinically valuable in dementia.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	52-54
Number of pages	3
Journal	British Journal of Psychiatry
Volume	207
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.114.161729
Publication status	Published - Jul 2015

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Preliminary Evaluation of the Therapeutic Potential of Lithium in Mild Cognitive Impairment (Joint with Oxford University)
Duthie, A. (Investigator) & Sutherland, C. (Investigator)
1/09/15 → 30/06/17
Project: Research
Aref#d: 20985. Quantitative Analysis of Key Protein Phosphorylation Events Pathway Biomarkers of Metabolic Disease in Human Cells
Ferguson, M. (Investigator) & Sutherland, C. (Investigator)
10/08/09 → 9/09/12
Project: Research

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Preliminary Evaluation of the Therapeutic Potential of Lithium in Mild Cognitive Impairment (Joint with Oxford University)

Aref#d: 20985. Quantitative Analysis of Key Protein Phosphorylation Events Pathway Biomarkers of Metabolic Disease in Human Cells

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