Review Article

Unipolar Mania: Recent Updates and Review of the Literature

Table 4

Studies on UM assessing response to lithium prophylaxis.

AuthorFindingsConclusion (response to lithium prophylaxis)

Nurnberger et al. (1979) [18]Response to lithium prophylaxis similar in patients with UM and BD hospitalized for depression; however, lithium is less effective in BD patients never hospitalized for depression.UM < classical bipolar disorder

Yazici et al. (2002) [23]Response to lithium prophylaxis similar in patients with UM and BD while using good, moderate, and poor response modes; however, when using responders and nonresponders as response mode, the UM group had significantly fewer responders than the BD.UM < classical BD