Why Does Lithium Help Bipolar Disorder?

There’s no doubt that lithium has a diverse list of uses. But the way that it interacts with our bodies to help treat bipolar disorder is aiding us in better understanding the disorder and potentially developing new drugs to combat it. Hosted by: Brit Garner ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at https://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Silas Emrys, Charles Copley, Drew Hart, Jeffrey Mckishen, James Knight, Christoph Schwanke, Jacob, Matt Curls, Christopher R Boucher, Eric Jensen, Lehel Kovacs, Adam Brainard, Greg, GrowingViolet, Ash, Laura Sanborn, Sam Lutfi, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, charles george, Alex Hackman, Chris Peters, Kevin Bealer ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://www.rsc.org/periodic-table/element/3/lithium https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11837-013-0666-4 https://www.rsc.org/periodic-table/element/3/lithium https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/pronunciation/english/carbonate https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/325771/WHO-MVP-EMP-IAU-2019.06-eng.pdf?ua=1 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170320143837.htm https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1238187/pdf/westjmed00262-0038.pdf https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-05/spmd-umm050517.php https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3712976/ https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/g1096/a-brief-history-of-the-lightbulb/?slide=2 https://journalbipolardisorders.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40345-019-0151-2 https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/bipolar-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20355955 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1238187/pdf/westjmed00262-0038.pdf https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787045/all/Bipolar_I_Disorder https://www.who.int/medicines/publications/essentialmedicines/en/ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/bdi.12423 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6723289/ https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/bipolar-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20355955 https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/W-UWDgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=gonda https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3669924/ https://www.pnas.org/content/114/22/E4462 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4063501/ https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/2040622311399173 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(09)61828-6/fulltext https://journalbipolardisorders.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40345-014-0014-9 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4414735/ https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2016/07/new-model-may-help-solve-mystery-how-lithium-stabilizes-moods https://www.cell.com/biophysj/fulltext/S0006-3495(16)30461-1 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4312318/ https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnmol.2018.00349/full https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6024559/ https://www.pnas.org/content/114/22/E4462 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11137153/ https://www.nbcnews.com/health/mental-health/why-does-it-take-so-long-diagnose-bipolar-disorder-n865171 https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2018/SC/c7sc05284g#!divAbstract https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/new-theory-for-why-lithium-helps-bipolar-patients/3008926.article https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/gpcr-14047471/ https://www.britannica.com/science/G-protein-coupled-receptor https://www.khanacademy.org/science/ap-biology/cell-communication-and-cell-cycle/changes-in-signal-transduction-pathways/v/g-protein-coupled-receptors https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-1065/lithium https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK507255/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK21718/ https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/periodic-table-lithium-gm470802481-35227142 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/realistic-vector-smartphone-illustration-gm1141533939-305872261 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/isometric-gm1149826915-311038438 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/heart-icon-with-a-cardio-line-vector-illustration-gm1266963099-371567662 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/doctor-medical-and-healthcare-concept-gm964796800-263350087 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/paintography-double-exposure-close-up-of-an-attractive-model-combined-with-hand-gm1188220829-335943587 https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/inside-the-brain-neurotransmitter-neuron-network-firing-electro-chemical-signals-bbha2u7ovkgposseq https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/doctor-in-white-coat-meeting-with-female-patient-shot-on-r3d-hm33km5teizg0i7hh