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Lithium's effect on youths' aggressive demeanor.
Lithium's Effect on Youths' Aggressive Demeanor
Lithium carbonate, a drug normally prescribed to treat symptoms of manic-depression, also may reduce the fiery, aggressive behavior often exhibited by children with conduct disorder, according to a study supported in part by NIMH and presented at the 1991 annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. Youths thus afflicted, usually boys, frequently bully others and manifest other socially unacceptable, disobedient behaviors, such as acting-out in fits of rage, lying, committing …
