Lithiotherapy

Lithiotherapy: Cure with lithium

Lithiotherapy, or the medical use of lithium, is one of the pharmacological approaches used in psychiatry and neurology to treat various mental and neurological conditions. Lithium is a chemical element belonging to the group of alkali metals, and its therapeutic properties were discovered in the mid-20th century.

One of the most well-known uses of lithium therapy is the treatment of bipolar affective disorder (BD). Bipolar disorder is a mental illness characterized by