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Lithium Carbonate is a salt of [[lithium]] that is used as a [[mood stabilizer]] in psychiatric
'''Lithium Carbonate''' is a salt of [[lithium]] that is used as a [[mood stabilizer]] in psychiatric
treatment of manic states and [[Bipolar Disorder|bipolar]] affective disease.
treatment of manic states and [[Bipolar Disorder|bipolar]] affective disease.



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Lithium Carbonate is a salt of lithium that is used as a mood stabilizer in psychiatric treatment of manic states and bipolar affective disease.

The action of Lithium Carbonate was discovered in the 1940s by John Cade, an Australian psychiatrist.