TY - JOUR AU - Parfitt, Ceri AU - Duff, Christopher J. AU - Scargill, Jonathan AU - Green, Lewis AU - Holland, David AU - Heald, Adrian H. AU - Fryer, Anthony A. PY - 2021 DA - 2021/01/12 TI - Serum lithium test requesting across three UK regions: an evaluation of adherence to monitoring guidelines JO - BMC Psychiatry SP - 32 VL - 21 IS - 1 AB - Bipolar disorder is the fourth most common mental health condition, affecting ~ 1% of UK adults. Lithium is an effective treatment for prevention of relapse and hospital admission, and is widely recommended as a first-line treatment. We previously showed in other areas that laboratory testing patterns are variable with sub-optimal conformity to guidance. We therefore examined lithium results and requesting patterns relative to monitoring recommendations. SN - 1471-244X UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-020-03023-y DO - 10.1186/s12888-020-03023-y ID - Parfitt2021 ER -