Morrison D P, McCreadie R G
Br J Psychiatry. 1985 Jan;146:74-7. doi: 10.1192/bjp.146.1.74.
In a longitudinal study in South-west Scotland of patients suffering mainly from affective illness, the introduction of lithium as prophylactic therapy was associated with a significant reduction in the number and length of hospital in-patient admissions, as well as in the number of courses and total number of electro-convulsive treatments. However, there was no significant reduction in the length of time patients received either antidepressants or major tranquillisers. A rating of individual patients suggested that a bare majority (52%) had improved considerably following the introduction of lithium.
在苏格兰西南部针对主要患有情感性疾病患者的一项纵向研究中，引入锂盐作为预防性治疗与住院患者的入院次数和住院时长显著减少相关，同时电休克治疗的疗程数和总数也有所减少。然而，患者接受抗抑郁药或主要镇静剂治疗的时长并未显著缩短。对个体患者的评级显示，勉强过半数（52%）的患者在引入锂盐后有了显著改善。
