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Philipp Ritter

Researcher at Dresden University of Technology

Publications -  78
Citations -  1708

Philipp Ritter is an academic researcher from Dresden University of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Bipolar disorder & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 20, co-authored 62 publications receiving 1219 citations.

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Lithium for prevention of mood episodes in bipolar disorders: systematic review and meta-analysis

TL;DR: The evidence base for lithium in the long-term treatment of bipolar disorders has strengthened and lithium remains the most valuable treatment option in this indication.
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The suicide prevention effect of lithium: more than 20 years of evidence—a narrative review

TL;DR: A comprehensive review of studies investigating the anti-suicidal effect of lithium in patients with affective disorders finds that the use of lithium is still underrepresented.
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Risk constellations prior to the development of bipolar disorders: rationale of a new risk assessment tool.

TL;DR: A new risk assessment instrument, the Early Phase Inventory for Bipolar Disorders (EPIbipolar), was developed and operationalised and challenges regarding the validity of the data on which the instrument is based, specificity of and correlations between risk categories, and ethical considerations were encountered.
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The characteristics of sleep in patients with manifest bipolar disorder, subjects at high risk of developing the disease and healthy controls

TL;DR: Further evidence that sleep and circadian timing are profoundly altered in patients with bipolar disorder is provided and it is tentatively suggested that sleep may be altered prior to the first manic episode in subjects at high risk.