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American Psychiatric Association. Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Bipolar Disorder, Second Edition (April 2002).

Bendz H. “Kidney Function in Lithium-Treated Patients. A Literature Survey,” Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica (Nov. 1983): Vol. 68, No. 5, pp. 303–24. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=6139936

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Freeman MP, et al. “Lithium: Clinical Considerations in Internal Medicine,” The American Journal of Medicine (June 2006): Vol. 119, No. 6, pp. 478–81. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=16750958

Garofeanu CG, et al. “Causes of Reversible Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus: A Systematic Review,” American Journal of Kidney Disease (April 2005): Vol. 45, No. 4, pp. 626–37. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=15806465

Grunfeld JP, et al. “Lithium Nephrotoxicity Revisited,” Nature Reviews Nephrology (May 2009): Vol. 5, No. 5, pp. 270–76. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/sites/entrez?orig_db=PubMed&db=pubmed&cmd=Search&term=270[page] AND 2009[pdat] AND Grunfeld JP[author]

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Kripalani M, et al. “Lithium and Chronic Kidney Disease,” BMJ (July 18, 2009), published electronically at www.bmj.com. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=19578086

Lederer E, et al. “Lithium Nephropathy,” EMedicine (updated Jan. 30, 2007).

Makaryus AN, et al. “Diabetes Insipidus: Diagnosis and Treatment of a Complex Disease,” Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (Jan. 2006): Vol. 73, No. 1, pp. 65–71. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/sites/entrez?orig_db=PubMed&db=pubmed&cmd=Search&term=65[page] AND 2006[pdat] AND Makaryus AN[author]

MedlinePlus. “Diabetes Insipidus-Nephrogenic,” updated April 14, 2008.