Pope H G, McElroy S L, Nixon R A
Epidemiology Laboratory, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA 02178.
Am J Psychiatry. 1988 Oct;145(10):1292-4. doi: 10.1176/ajp.145.10.1292.
Five depressed patients who had shown no improvement with trials of antidepressants from several chemical families, including fluoxetine, responded when lithium was given in conjunction with fluoxetine. Lithium augmentation of fluoxetine may represent a useful strategy in refractory depression.