Posted by linkadge on January 12, 2014, at 7:56:53 [reposted on January 12, 2014, at 23:24:49 | original URL]
In reply to Lou's response- » linkadge, posted by Lou Pilder on January 10, 2014, at 21:25:09
Hi Lou,
You are right. Nothing is 100% conclusive.
However, there has been more than one study done on both lithium and clozapine.
It compares the rates of suicide among schizophrenic and bipolar patients treated with lithium / clozapine vs. treatment with other mood stabilizers and antipsychotics. The conclusions were that patients on lithium or clozapine have a statistically significant reduction in suicide compared with patients on alternatives like Depakote, tegretol, zyprexa etc.
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