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Hindi International Journal of Mental Health & PsychiatryISSN: 2471-4372
Orestis Giotakos Author
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Affiliation
Lithium; Neuropsychiatry; Bipolar disorder therapy
Director, Psychiatric Department, Army Hospital of Athens, Greece
Biography
Οrestis Giotakos graduated from the Military Medical School, University of Thessaloniki, Greece, and he has been working as a Military Psychiatrist since 1992. He obtained the M.Sc. in Neuroscience at the Institute of Psychiatry, London, and the Ph.D. at the Medical School of Athens. He has conducted several investigations and has written a number of articles and books in psychopathology and in prevention strategies. He is the founder of the npo “obrela – Neuroscience & Mental Health”
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Lithium: Implications for Neuropsychiatry and Wellness
Author(s): Orestis Giotakos
Lithium is ubiquitous in the environment and probably an essential trace nutrient. The guidelines of major psychiatric association name lithium as a first-line therapy for bipolar disorder. Some studies have shown an association between low lithium intakes from water supplies and suicidality, as well as criminality. Other studies have shown that trace levels of lithium have neuroprotective abilities or improvements in mood and cognitive function. In animals, lithium upregulates neurotrophins, including brain-derived neurotrophic factor, nerve growth factor, neurotrophin-3, as well as receptors to these growth factors in brain. Lithium has been reported to be beneficial in animal models of brain injury, stroke, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, spinal cord injur... view more»
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