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Are national suicide prevention programs effective? A comparison of 4 verum and 4 control countries over 30 years by Lewitzka, U, Sauer, C, Bauer, M, Felber, W

“…Suicide and non-fatal suicidal behavior are significant public health issues worldwide requiring effective preventive interventions. The aim of the present…”
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Characteristics of Adults Hospitalized for a Major Depressive Disorder: Results from the Multicenter OASIS-D Study by Correll, C. U., Bermpohl, F., Schoofs, N., Bathe-Peters, R., Pfeifer, K., Falkai, P., Schüle, C., Pan-Montojo, F., Wang, E. Y. M., Reif, A., Reif-Leonhard, C., Schillo, S., Getty, P., Adli, M., Papenfuß, R., Jessen, F., Salimi-Dafsari, F., Bauer, M., Lewitzka, U., Otte, C., Graumann, L., Piber, D., Weyn-Banningh, S., Meyer-Lindenberg, A., Böhringer, A., Heuer, F., Nöhles, V. B.

“…Introduction Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is one of the most common mental illnesses worldwide and is strongly associated with suicidality. Commonly used…”
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The suicide prevention effect of lithium: more than 20 years of evidence—a narrative review by Lewitzka, U, Severus, E, Bauer, R, Ritter, P, Müller-Oerlinghausen, B, Bauer, M

“…The management and treatment of patients with suicidal behavior is one of the most challenging tasks for health-care professionals. Patients with affective…”
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Treatment of lithium intoxication: facing the need for evidence by Haussmann, R., Bauer, M., von Bonin, S., Grof, P., Lewitzka, U.

“…Lithium has been used as the gold standard in the treatment of major depressive and bipolar disorders for decades. Due to its narrow therapeutic index, lithium…”
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Correct treatment of mood disorders with lithium by Haussmann, R, Lewitzka, U, Severus, E, Bauer, M

“…Due to their unique therapeutic effects and high efficacy, lithium salts are recommended in guidelines, particularly for the treatment of mood disorders;…”
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German S3 guidelines on bipolar disorders-first update 2019 : What is new in pharmacotherapy? by Bschor, T, Baethge, C, Grunze, H, Lewitzka, U, Scherk, H, Severus, E, Bauer, M

“…German S3 guidelines are subject to the highest methodological standards. This includes that they are only valid for a certain time period. Following the first…”
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Current psychopharmacological and psychotherapeutic strategies for prevention of suicide : When a person is tired of life by Lewitzka, U, Wolfersdorf, M

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Adjunctive lithium treatment in the prevention of suicidal behaviour in depressive disorders: a randomised, placebo-controlled, 1-year trial by Lauterbach, E., Felber, W., Müller-Oerlinghausen, B., Ahrens, B., Bronisch, T., Meyer, T., Kilb, B., Lewitzka, U., Hawellek, B., Quante, A., Richter, K., Broocks, A., Hohagen, F.

“…Objective:  Evidence based on controlled studies is still limited for treatment strategies that prevent recurrence of suicide attempts. Findings from…”
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Suicidal ideation of prisoners : Influence of duration of imprisonment, personality traits and disorders by Ritter, D, Pesch, M, Lewitzka, U, Jabs, B

“…Although in recent years many efforts have been made in suicide prevention, suicidal ideation in prison is still a major problem. The present study is part of…”
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Non-fatal Lithium Intoxication with 5.5 mmol/L Serum Level by Haussmann, R, Bauer, M, von Bonin, S, Lewitzka, U

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Time experience and time judgment in major depression, mania and healthy subjects. A controlled study of 93 subjects by Bschor, T., Ising, M., Bauer, M., Lewitzka, U., Skerstupeit, M., Müller-Oerlinghausen, B., Baethge, C.

“…Objective:  Studies on the time sense of depressed patients have revealed inconsistent results. Manic patients have been almost neglected. Method:  Patients…”
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Psychopharmaceuticals for treatment of suicidal patients and for suicide prevention by Haußmann, R, Bauer, M, Lewitzka, U, Müller-Oerlinghausen, B

“…Suicidality represents a frequent phenomenon in affective and psychotic disorders but the treatment of acute and chronic suicidality is still a controversial…”
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Does lithium reduce acute suicidal ideation and behavior? A protocol for a randomized, placebo-controlled multicenter trial of lithium plus Treatment As Usual (TAU) in patients with suicidal major depressive episode by Lewitzka, U, Jabs, B, Fülle, M, Holthoff, V, Juckel, G, Uhl, I, Kittel-Schneider, S, Reif, A, Reif-Leonhard, C, Gruber, O, Djawid, B, Goodday, S, Haussmann, R, Pfennig, A, Ritter, P, Conell, J, Severus, E, Bauer, M

“…Lithium has proven suicide preventing effects in the long-term treatment of patients with affective disorders. Clinical evidence from case reports indicate…”
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Influence of birth cohort on age of onset cluster analysis in bipolar I disorder by Bauer, M, Glenn, T, Alda, M, Andreassen, O.A, Angelopoulos, E, Ardau, R, Baethge, C, Bauer, R, Bellivier, F, Belmaker, R.H, Berk, M, Bjella, T.D, Bossini, L, Bersudsky, Y, Cheung, E.Y.W, Conell, J, Del Zompo, M, Dodd, S, Etain, B, Fagiolini, A, Frye, M.A, Fountoulakis, K.N, Garneau-Fournier, J, Gonzalez-Pinto, A, Harima, H, Hassel, S, Henry, C, Iacovides, A, Isometsä, E.T, Kapczinski, F, Kliwicki, S, König, B, Krogh, R, Kunz, M, Lafer, B, Larsen, E.R, Lewitzka, U, Lopez-Jaramillo, C, MacQueen, G, Manchia, M, Marsh, W, Martinez-Cengotitabengoa, M, Melle, I, Monteith, S, Morken, G, Munoz, R, Nery, F.G, O’Donovan, C, Osher, Y, Pfennig, A, Quiroz, D, Ramesar, R, Rasgon, N, Reif, A, Ritter, P, Rybakowski, J.K, Sagduyu, K, Scippa, A.M, Severus, E, Simhandl, C, Stein, D.J, Strejilevich, S, Hatim Sulaiman, A, Suominen, K, Tagata, H, Tatebayashi, Y, Torrent, C, Vieta, E, Viswanath, B, Wanchoo, M.J, Zetin, M, Whybrow, P.C

“…Abstract Purpose Two common approaches to identify subgroups of patients with bipolar disorder are clustering methodology (mixture analysis) based on the age…”
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Anti-suicidal effect of lithium: current state of research and its clinical implications for the long-term treatment of affective disorders by Lewitzka, U, Bauer, M, Felber, W, Müller-Oerlinghausen, B

“…Treatment of patients with suicidal behaviour is one of the most challenging tasks for health care professionals. Due to the high mortality, morbidity and…”
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Suicide and euthanasia : Discourse on physician-assisted suicide by Lewitzka, Dr U, Bauer, R

“…Suicidal thoughts and behavior have been a part of human nature since the beginning of mankind. In his autobiographical work From my Life: Poetry and Truth…”
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The relationship of Akathisia with treatment emergent suicidality among patients with first-episode schizophrenia treated with haloperidol or risperidone by Seemüller, F, Lewitzka, U, Bauer, M, Meyer, S, Musil, R, Schennach, R, Riedel, M, Doucette, S, Möller, H-J

“…Akathisia as well as younger age, early illness onset and discharge are important risk factors for suicidality in patients with first-episode schizophrenia…”
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Influence of levothyroxine in augmentation therapy for bipolar depression on central serotonergic function by Uhl, I, Bez, J A, Stamm, T, Pilhatsch, M, Assion, H-J, Norra, C, Lewitzka, U, Schlagenhauf, F, Bauer, M, Juckel, G

“…Adjunctive treatment with supraphysiological doses of levothyroxine (L-T4) in bipolar depression shows promise, but the neurobiological mechanisms underlying…”
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Regularity in daily mood stabilizer dosage taken by patients with bipolar disorder by Bauer, M, Glenn, T, Alda, M, Sagduyu, K, Marsh, W, Grof, P, Munoz, R, Baethge, C, Lewitzka, U, Pilhatsch, M, Bauer, R, Whybrow, P C

“…The aim of this study was to investigate regularity in the daily mood stabilizer dosage taken by patients with bipolar disorder, and identify factors…”
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Is there an increased risk for renal tumors during long-term treatment with lithium? by Conell, J, Lewitzka, U, Ritter, P, Severus, E, Pilhatsch, M, Pfennig, A, Berghöfer, M, Bauer, M

“…Lithium salts are the recommended first-line treatment (gold standard) in national and international treatment guidelines for acute and maintenance treatment…”
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