Lithium and the Woozle Effect?
The article "Lithium and Woozle effect" by Kelly T1 discusses the reasons for discrepancies between the guidelines recommending for and against lithium. They have reported that woozle effect, reference inflation, belief perseverance were present in the guidelines recommending lithium. In this context, it might be imperative to critically overview guidelines recommending against lithium such as Texas medication algorithm project, The World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry bipolar depression guidelines, British Association for Psychopharmacology, International College of Neuro Psychopharmacology, and The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence(NICE) bipolar guidelines.
Bipolar disorders