Dr John Frederick Joseph Cade AO (18 January 1912 – 16 November 1980) was an Australian psychiatrist credited with discovering (in 1948) the effects of lithium carbonate as a mood stabilizer in the treatment of bipolar disorder (then known as manic depression).
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For his contribution to psychiatry, he was awarded a Kittay International Award in 1974 (with Mogens Schou from Denmark), and he was invited to be a Distinguished Fellow of the American College of Psychiatrists.
In 1949, psychiatrist John Cade discovered the anti-manic effects of lithium ions.
The psychopharmacological era began in earnest in 1949, with an article published by John Cade about the observed antimanic action of Lithium in Australia.
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