Causal claim

Lithium Treatment Depressive Episode

Lithium Treatment decreases Depressive Episode.

They pull in opposite directions: more cause, less effect. The map scores it at 68% confidence, weighed from 3 articles.

DecreasesRelation
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68%Confidence
unknownLag
StrongStrength
ActiveStatus

How it works

Lithium is listed as a first-line option for bipolar I depression, indicating reduction of depressive symptoms.

The evidence

3Backing articles
2Publishers
3Evidence records
Jan 2004–Mar 2018Coverage

Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments ( CANMAT ) and International Society for Bipolar Disorders ( ISBD ) 2018 guidelines for the management of patients with bipolar disorder

Bipolar Disorders Mar 1, 2018 High trust
Backs 6 claims
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Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) and International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD) collaborative update of CANMAT guidelines for the management of patients with bipolar disorder: update 2013

Bipolar Disorders Dec 12, 2012 High trust
Backs 3 claims
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Long-Term Lithium Therapy for Bipolar Disorder: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

American Journal of Psychiatry Jan 30, 2004 High trust
Backs 3 claims
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