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Lithium, which is prescribed in BD as a mood stabilizer, has shown promising effects on pain.<\/jats:p>\n\t  <\/jats:sec>\n\t  <jats:sec id=\"S0924933823024768_sec2\" sec-type=\"methods\">\n\t    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n\t    <jats:p>This naturalistic study included 760 subjects with BD ( FACE-BD cohort) divided in two groups: with and without self-reported pain (evaluated with the EQ-5D-5L questionnaire). In this sample, 176 subjects were treated with lithium salts. The objectives of the study were to determine whether patients receiving lithium reported less pain, and whether this effect was associated with the recommended mood-stabilizing blood concentration of lithium.<\/jats:p>\n\t  <\/jats:sec>\n\t  <jats:sec id=\"S0924933823024768_sec3\" sec-type=\"results\">\n\t    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n\t    <jats:p>Subjects with lithium intake were less likely to report pain (odds ratio [OR]\u00a0=\u00a00.59, 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.35\u20130.95; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.036) after controlling for sociodemographic variables, BD type, lifetime history of psychiatric disorders, suicide attempt, personality traits, current depression and anxiety levels, sleep quality, and psychomotor activity. Subjects taking lithium were even less likely to report pain when lithium concentration in blood was \u22650.5\u00a0mmol\/l (OR\u00a0=\u00a00.45, 95% CI, 0.24\u20130.79; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.008).<\/jats:p>\n\t  <\/jats:sec>\n\t  <jats:sec id=\"S0924933823024768_sec4\" sec-type=\"conclusions\">\n\t    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n\t    <jats:p>This is the first naturalistic study to show lithium\u2019s promising effect on pain in subjects suffering from BD after controlling for many confounding variables. This analgesic effect seems independent of BD severity and comorbid conditions. 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