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Back to table of contents Previous article Next article Letters to the EditorFull AccessDr. Siever RepliesLARRY J. SIEVER M.D.,LARRY J. SIEVER M.D.Search for more papers by this author,Published Online:1 Oct 2008https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.08040598rAboutSectionsPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail To the Editor: I indeed thank Dr. Terao for the thought-provoking comments. As Dr. Terao explicitly notes, the overview did not attempt to comprehensively review treatment for aggression, nor did it address suicide. However, I agree that lithium may decrease limbic irritability, as do anticonvulsants, and increase “top-down brakes,” perhaps in part by enhancing serotonergic activity (1) . There is indeed limited evidence that lithium is superior to anticonvulsants in the prevention of suicide (2) , although a suicide-protective effect was not found in the data for 4,360 bipolar patients in the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder (STEP-BD) study (3) . Bronx, N.Y.The author’s disclosures accompany the original article.This letter (doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.08040598r) was accepted for publication in June 2008.
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