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Have you used lithium for agitation in dementia?

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Have you used lithium for agitation in dementia?

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Psychiatry · UCLA
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Non-pharmacologic approaches are first indicated. If they fail, then a psychotropic treatment algorithm is indicated, which generally starts with a serotonin reuptake inhibitor. Lithium would not be considered standard or first-line treatment for agitation in Alzheimer's disease, and in most other m...

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