Rubidium in psychiatry: research implications

Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 1984:21 Suppl 1:49-50. doi: 10.1016/0091-3057(84)90162-x.

Abstract

A brief overview of the use of rubidium in affective disorders and schizophrenia is presented. Although antidepressant action of rubidium has not been supported by adequate number of controlled studies, its potential contribution to psychiatry warrants further investigations. Endogenous rubidium may be a useful research tool in the future psychopharmacological studies of affective disorders.

MeSH terms

  • Antidepressive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Lithium / therapeutic use
  • Mood Disorders / blood
  • Mood Disorders / drug therapy*
  • Rubidium / blood
  • Rubidium / therapeutic use*
  • Schizophrenia / blood
  • Schizophrenia / drug therapy*

Substances

  • Antidepressive Agents
  • Lithium
  • Rubidium