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A Controlled Evaluation of Lithium in the Premenstrual Tension Syndrome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

K. Singer ,
R. Cheng  and
M. Schou
K. Singer
Affiliation:
University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong
R. Cheng
Affiliation:
Hong Kong Psychiatric Centre, Bonham Road, Hong Kong
M. Schou
Affiliation:
Psychopharmacology Research Unit, Aarhus University, Psychiatric Hospital, DK-8240 Risskov, Denmark
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Good results with the use of lithium salts in the premenstrual tension syndrome have been reported (Sletten and Gershon, 1966); these observations await confirmation. The value of lithium is suggested by its known capacity to affect water and electrolyte balance implicated in the pathophysiology of the syndrome, and by its efficacy in psychiatric disorders characterized by periodicity. We therefore undertook a controlled study on the efficacy of lithium in the syndrome.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 124 , Issue 578 , January 1974 , pp. 50 - 51
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1974 

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References

Frank, R. T. (1931). ‘The hormonal causes of premenstrual tension.’ Archives of Neurology and Psychiatry, 26, 1053–7.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Sletten, I. W., and Gershon, S. (1966). ‘The premenstrual syndrome: a discussion of pathophysiology and treatment with lithium ion.’ Comprehensive Psychiatry, 7, 197–206.Google Scholar
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