Research / Funded grants
2017 Standard Research Grant
The Neurocircuitry of Suicidal Thinking in Bipolar Disorder: The Anti-Suicidal Properties of Lithium
Gin Malhi, M.D.
University of Sydney Royal North Shore Hospital (Australia)
Amount awarded
$95,250 Focus area
Neurobiological Awarded
2017
$95,250 Focus area
Neurobiological Awarded
2017
Inside the Research
Question: How does lithium, a medicine shown to reduce suicide risk, impact the brain?
Strategy: Brain connectivity of 150 people with bipolar disorder who are taking vs. not taking lithium will be compared using brain imaging (fMRI).
Impact: Better understanding of how lithium reduces suicide risk.
Strategy: Brain connectivity of 150 people with bipolar disorder who are taking vs. not taking lithium will be compared using brain imaging (fMRI).
Impact: Better understanding of how lithium reduces suicide risk.
This study is underway
Findings will be published here as the research progresses. to hear when they’re available.
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