Patients taking lithium had lower rates of self - harm and unintentional injury compared to those taking
other bipolar drugs, such as
valproate (Depacon, Depakote), olanzapine (Zyprexa) or quetiapine (Seroquel), said lead researcher Joseph Hayes.
Of those children, 64 were exposed to
valproate in utero, 44 to lamotrigine, 76 to carbamazepine, and 65 to
other epilepsy drugs or combinations of drugs.