Association between lithium use and the incidence of dementia and its subtypes: a retrospective cohort study.
Publication: PLOS Medicine
Shanquan Chen, Benjamin R Underwood , Peter B Jones, Jonathan R Lewis, Rudolf N Cardinal
18 March 2022
Summary
Among patients over 50 using mental health services at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, researchers observed an association between lithium use and a decreased risk of developing dementia.