|Poll|May 11, 2015

Check Your Bipolar Acumen

Lithium, neuroimaging, and medical comorbidities in bipolar disorder: here's a 3 question mini-quiz from the very recent literature.

Three questions from the very recent literature about bipolar disorder follow.

1. Which of the following statements about lithium therapy in patients with bipolar disorder is true?

A. No agent or class of agents matched its evidence for protection from suicidal behavior in BD.
B. Recent findings support its benefit for reducing the high medical morbidity and mortality in BD.
C. Its neurotrophic properties may mediate a direct illness-modifying effect in BD.
D. All of the above

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