Lamotrigine versus lithium as maintenance treatment in bipolar I disorder: an open, randomized effectiveness study mimicking clinical practice. The 6th trial of the Danish University Antidepressant Group (DUAG-6)Rasmus W Licht
Mood Disorders Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Risskov, Risskov, Denmark
Bipolar Disord 12:483-93. 2010
..Here, we directly compared lamotrigine to lithium under conditions similar to clinical routine conditions...
Cognitive-behavioural group treatment for a range of functional somatic syndromes: randomised trialAndreas Schröder
Research Clinic for Functional Disorders and Psychosomatics, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
Br J Psychiatry 200:499-507. 2012
..A cognitive-behavioural therapy suitable for group treatment of people with different functional somatic syndromes could address this problem...
Long-term outcome of patients with bipolar disorder commenced on lithium prophylaxis during hospitalization: a complete 15-year register-based follow-upRasmus W Licht
Mood Disorders Research Unit, Aarhus University Psychiatric Hospital, Risskov, Denmark
Bipolar Disord 10:79-86. 2008
..However, the effectiveness of lithium under routine conditions seems less pronounced. In the present study, the overall 15.3-year outcome in BD patients commenced on lithium is described...
Lithium: still a major option in the management of bipolar disorderRasmus W Licht
Mood Disorders Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Risskov, Risskov, Denmark
CNS Neurosci Ther 18:219-26. 2012
..The potential risks of lithium should be weighed up against its benefits and the fact that serious adverse effects are usually avoidable...
Outcome measurement in functional somatic syndromes: SF-36 summary scores and some scales were not validAndreas Schröder
The Research Clinic for Functional Disorders and Psychosomatics, Aarhus University Hospital, Noerrebrogade 44, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
J Clin Epidemiol 65:30-41. 2012
..This study aimed to test the validity of the 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) scales and summaries in patients with severe functional somatic syndromes (FSS), such as fibromyalgia and irritable bowel syndrome...
Limits of the applicability and generalizability of drug trials in maniaRasmus W Licht
Mood Disorders Research Unit, Aarhus University Psychiatric Hospital, Risskov, Denmark
Bipolar Disord 4:66-8. 2002
..Limitations in study credibility and study design are also discussed. The need for large scale pragmatic studies using broad inclusion criteria, comparing the various treatments, alone or in combination, is emphasized...