Johnsson A, Pflug B, Engelmann W, Klemke W
Pharmakopsychiatr Neuropsychopharmakol. 1979 Nov;12(6):423-5. doi: 10.1055/s-0028-1094638.
Five groups of two volunteers lived during four weeks under arctic summer conditions (Spitsbergen) isolated in huts, without time information. They received lithium carbonate or placebo. All showed free-run of their circadian temperature and activity/rest rhythms with periods longer than 24 hours. Under lithium carbonate, a period-lengthening effect can be shown. This could help to understand theprophylactic effect of lithium salts in manic-depressive episodes.
五组由两名志愿者组成的小组在北极夏季条件下(斯瓦尔巴群岛),在没有时间信息的小屋里隔离生活了四周。他们服用了碳酸锂或安慰剂。所有人的昼夜体温以及活动/休息节律都呈现出自由运转状态,周期超过24小时。在服用碳酸锂的情况下,可以显示出周期延长的效果。这有助于理解锂盐在躁狂抑郁发作中的预防作用。