Assertion: lithium | /r/HasProperty | effective
Facets:
value: very
type: DEGREE
value: for recurrent unipolar depressive illness
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: in the treatment of depression
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: in reversing deep depression
type: PURPOSE
value: in children
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: for some people
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Based on the WFSBP guidelines for the biological treatment of bipolar disorders update on the treatment of acute bipolar depression and the CANMAT/ISBD guidelines for the management of patients with bipolar disorder, lithium is effective and recommended for acute and maintenance treatment of bipolar depression [CANMAT [Yatham 2018]], [WFSBP [Grunze 2010]].
text: For some people, lithium is a very effective treatment.
text: It has been used for more than 50 years, and it is known to be a very effective medicine.
text: Research has shown that lithium is effective in the treatment of several different conditions.
text: It is not known if Lithium and Lithium Carbonate are safe and effective in children.
text: Although it’s not officially FDA-approved for this medical application, some evidence suggests that it is effective in some patients with certain forms of depression.
text: In addition, lithium is also effective in reversing deep depression, the other mood extreme of bipolar disorder, and in decreasing the frequency of manic and depressive cycles in patients.
text: Early studies indicate lithium may also be safe and effective for treatment of bipolar symptoms in children and adolescents.﻿﻿
text: It was noted in the 1880s that lithium was somewhat effective in the treatment of depression, and in the 1950s lithium was seen to improve the symptoms of bipolar disease.
text: Although lithium is highly effective in the treatment of manic depressive illness (X4 DI), its pharmaceutical (prescription) versions – lithium carbonate and lithium citrate – must be used with caution.
text: In addition to its well-recognized benefits in the management of bipolar disorder, trials have conclusively demonstrated that lithium is also an effective treatment for recurrent unipolar depressive illness (recurrent major affective disorder).