A serious problem for the use of lithium in treating mania is that
A) lithium can only be used for short periods of time.
B) the drug can produce a fatal overdose.
C) lithium may not work in up to 50 percent of patients.
D) lithium suppresses normal emotions.
E) lithium is the least effective of the current drugs used to treat mania.
Answer: B
Rationale: An effective therapy for treatment-resistant depression involves the use of electrical stimulation of the subgenual ACC.
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