ReviewCurrent psychiatry reports2019
Lithium Use and Non-use for Pregnant and Postpartum Women with Bipolar Disorder.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- Lithium in Drinking Water and its Potential Impact on Mental Health: A Review.Current medicinal chemistry · 2025Review
- Lithium Use During Pregnancy in 14 Countries.JAMA network open · 2024Article
- Obstetric Outcomes in Women on Lithium: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Facts and myths about the use of lithium for bipolar disorder in routine clinical practice: an expert consensus paper.Annals of general psychiatry · 2023Review
- Postpartum psychosis: A proposed treatment algorithm.Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England) · 2023Review
- Postpartum Relapse in Patients with Bipolar Disorder.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Lithium Medication in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding-A Case Series.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2021Article
- Lithium Treatment Over the Lifespan in Bipolar Disorders.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Review
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Abstract
purpose of reviewDespite being recognized as a first-line treatment for bipolar disorder, there is still inconsistent use of lithium in perinatal populations. This article will review data regarding lithium use during the peripartum and provide management recommendations for general psychiatric clinicians. RECENT
findingsIn contrast to prior data, recent studies indicate that lithium use in pregnancy is associated with either no increased malformations risk or a small increase in risk for cardiac malformations including Ebstein's anomaly. Limited data also show no significant effect on obstetric or neurodevelopmental outcomes. Data regarding infant lithium exposure via breastmilk remains limited. Lithium is currently under-prescribed and is an important treatment for women with bipolar disorder in pregnancy and the postpartum. Clinicians must weigh the risk of lithium treatment versus the risk of withholding or changing lithium treatment when managing bipolar disorder in this population.
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