How Lithium Became a Treatment for Mania

Name: How Lithium Became a Treatment for Mania
Uploaded: 2026-07-16
Duration: 6 min 30 s
Channel: Andrew Huberman
Description: Cade's discovery of lithium's effectiveness in treating mania began with experiments on urine from manic patients, leading to a groundbreaking 1949 study that established lithium salts as a treatment for psychotic excitement.

Cade's discovery of lithium's effectiveness in treating mania began with experiments on urine from manic patients, leading to a groundbreaking 1949 study that established lithium salts as a treatment for psychotic excitement.

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