Lithium use and bone health in women with bipolar disorder: A cross‐sectional study
- Published on 02/06/2024
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Lana J. Williams 1,2, Bruno Agustini 1, Amanda L. Stuart 1, Julie A. Pasco 1,2,3,4, Jason M. Hodge 1,2, Rasika M. Samarasinghe 1, Ottar Bjerkeset 5, Shae E. Quirk 1, Heli Koivumaa‐Honkanen 6,7, Risto Honkanen 6,7, Jeremi Heikkinen 6,7, Michael Berk 1,2,8,9,10
1
Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation, School of Medicine
Deakin University
Geelong
Victoria
Australia
2
Barwon Health
University Hospital Geelong
Geelong
Victoria
Australia
3
Department of Medicine–Western Health
The University of Melbourne
St Albans
Victoria
Australia
4
School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine
Monash University
Melbourne
Victoria
Australia
5
Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences
Nord University
Levanger
Norway
6
Institute of Clinical Medicine, Psychiatry
University of Eastern Finland
Kuopio
Finland
7
Institute of Clinical Medicine, Kuopio Musculoskeletal Research Unit
University of Eastern Finland
Kuopio
Finland
8
Florey Institute for Neuroscience and Mental Health
University of Melbourne
Parkville
Victoria
Australia
9
Department of Psychiatry
University of Melbourne
Parkville
Victoria
Australia
10
Orygen
National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health
Parkville
Victoria
Australia
Abstract
Introduction Several psychiatric disorders and medications used to treat them appear to be independently associated with skeletal deficits. As there is increasing evidence that lithium possesses skeletal protective properties, we aimed to investigate the association between lithium use and bone health in a group of women with bipolar disorder.
Method Women with bipolar disorder (n = 117, 20+ years) were recruited from south‐eastern...
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