Lithium Reduces Suicide Risk in Bipolar Patients

Suicidal Behavior During Lithium and Valproate Treatment: A Within-Individual 8-Year Prospective Study of 50,000 Patients With Bipolar Disorder – American Journal of Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Lithium Found to Decrease Suicide Risk in Bipolar Patients – Psychiatry News (free) AND Lithium protects against suicide – Karolinska Institutet News (free)

“Lithium, Not Valproate, Significantly Reduced Suicidal Behavior Among People With BD (an 8 y. Study)” (RT @psychopharmacol see Tweet)