Assertion: lithium | /r/HasProperty | prescribed for this purpose
Facets:
value: since the 1980s
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Despite not being approved by the FDA for use as an augmentation agent with any antidepressant for the treatment of MDD, lithium has nevertheless been prescribed for this purpose since the 1980s and is one of the few augmentation agents for antidepressants to demonstrate efficacy in treating MDD in multiple randomized controlled trials.