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Patients' knowledge of their lithium therapy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

J. Anderson  and
K. Sowerbutts
J. Anderson
Affiliation:
Goldenhill Resource Centre, Glasgow
K. Sowerbutts*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Southern General Hospital, Govan Road, Glasgow
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

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Aims and method

Using a semi-structured questionnaire, we surveyed the patients attending an out-patient affective disorders clinic, enquiring about their knowledge of their lithium therapy.

Results

The response rate was 68%. In general, the level of knowledge relating to their own treatment was good, however we were able to identify particular areas of deficiency in their theoretical knowledge.

Clinical implications

The only factor we could identify which had a significant effect on patients' level of knowledge was having received education on lithium in more than one form.

Type
Original Papers
Information
Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 22 , Issue 12 , December 1998 , pp. 740 - 743
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This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright
Copyright © 1998 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

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