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Ute Lewitzka
Researcher at Dresden University of Technology
Publications - 88
Citations - 1790
Ute Lewitzka is an academic researcher from Dresden University of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Lithium (medication) & Bipolar disorder. The author has an hindex of 20, co-authored 77 publications receiving 1461 citations. Previous affiliations of Ute Lewitzka include Dalhousie University & Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.
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Time experience and time judgment in major depression, mania and healthy subjects. A controlled study of 93 subjects
Tom Bschor,Marcus Ising,Michael Bauer,Ute Lewitzka,M. Skerstupeit,Bruno Müller-Oerlinghausen,Christopher Baethge +6 more
TL;DR: Studies on the time sense of depressed patients have revealed inconsistent results, and manic patients have been almost neglected.
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The suicide prevention effect of lithium: more than 20 years of evidence—a narrative review
Ute Lewitzka,Emanuel Severus,Rita Bauer,Philipp Ritter,Bruno Müller-Oerlinghausen,Michael Bauer +5 more
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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Adjunctive lithium treatment in the prevention of suicidal behaviour in depressive disorders: a randomised, placebo-controlled, 1-year trial.
Erik Lauterbach,Werner Felber,Bruno Müller-Oerlinghausen,Bernd Ahrens,Thomas Bronisch,Thorsten Meyer,Birgit Kilb,Ute Lewitzka,Barbara Hawellek,Arnim Quante,Kneginja Richter,Andreas Broocks,Fritz Hohagen +12 more
TL;DR: Findings from observational as well as meta‐analytic studies strongly suggest that lithium may have suicide‐protective properties.
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Lithium Reduces Pathological Aggression and Suicidality: A Mini-Review
TL;DR: The antisuicidal effects of lithium might possibly be related to its anti-aggressive effects which have been shown in various species, populations and settings, such as animals, inhabitants of nursing homes for the elderly, mentally handicapped subjects, children and adolescents with hyperactive, hostile and aggressive behavior.
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Lithium's emerging role in the treatment of refractory major depressive episodes: augmentation of antidepressants.
Michael Bauer,Mazda Adli,Tom Bschor,Maximilian Pilhatsch,Andrea Pfennig,Johanna Sasse,Rita Schmid,Ute Lewitzka +7 more
TL;DR: Augmentation of antidepressants with lithium is currently the best-evidenced augmentation therapy in the treatment of depressed patients who do not respond to antidepressants.