Psychiatric News (11/18) reports, “Mood-stabilizing medications vary in their dermatologic side effects, but severe dermatologic adverse events are rare,” according to findings from a meta-analysis published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research. Researchers found that “the most common dermatologic adverse event was rash, reported in 9.2% of patients who took lamotrigine, 6% who took carbamazepine, 2.9% who took valproate, and 1.3% who took lithium.”
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— “Mood Stabilizers Vary in Skin Side Effects, but Severe Events Are Rare, Psychiatric News, November 18, 2025