Changes in prescribing for bipolar disorder between 2009 and 2016: national-level data linkage study in Scotland
The British Journal of Psychiatry2019Vol. 215(01), pp. 415–421
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Abstract
Antidepressant monotherapy was the most common form of treatment for bipolar disorder in Scotland and prescribing of lithium has declined between 2009 and 2016. The findings are concerning and represent a gap between treatment guidelines and clinical practice.Declaration of interestNone.
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