# Lithium Goes Mainstream

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Podcast: [The Carlat Psychiatry Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-carlat-psychiatry-podcast-491560)
Published: 2026-04-20T06:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2-the-carlat-psychiatry-podcast/post/6152-lithium-goes-mainstream
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## Resource

In the 1950s, a young Danish psychiatrist named Mogens Schou staked his career — and his family — on a mineral most of his colleagues dismissed as dangerous nonsense. This is the story of how lithium went from fringe curiosity to the gold standard for bipolar disorder, and the bitter scientific battle that nearly derailed it. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode Published On: 04/20/2026 Duration: 16 minutes, 01 seconds Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

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