Lithium may cause anterograde amnesia, slightly slowed motor movement, and diminished creativity; however, those symptoms could be associated with bipolar disorder itself as opposed to lithium use.

Could a decades-old treatment for bipolar disorder be the key to slowing memory loss that comes with age? Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh think so. Led by Ariel Gildengers, professor of ...

Lithium salts have shown promise in treating Alzheimer’s disease by preventing certain proteins in the brain from clumping ...

Licensed as a psychiatric nurse practitioner more than 20 years ago, I thought I’d never need or want to prescribe lithium. Old school, I thought. A 1950s drug; we have much better now. It’s true, ...

Researchers hoped results from the latest trial on low-dose lithium would settle the question of lithium’s potential to ...

Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition estimated to affect between 1% and 3% of people worldwide. Its main symptoms include extreme mood swings, ranging from periods of high activity and ...