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Lithium's Impact on Mental Health
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A brief history of the use of lithium in mental health treatment, starting with the discovery of its calming effects in guinea pigs injected with toxic urea and leading to its use in human patients as a medication.
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Lithium urate, a solution of uric acid and lithium, showed calming effects on guinea pigs injected with toxic urea.
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Lithium
Summary
Lithium urate, a solution of uric acid and lithium, showed calming effects on guinea pigs injected with toxic urea. This led to experimentation on human patients with lithium injections or oral administration of lithium.