93,758 profiles ranked live

John Cade

✓ Source-basedstable

Australian psychiatrist (1912-1980)

AustraliaLived 1912 to 1980 · aged 68
Compare
Fame44.7
Momentum0.5
Languages9
In century#87,966

John Frederick Joseph Cade AO was an Australian psychiatrist who in 1948 discovered the effects of lithium as a mood stabilizer in the treatment of bipolar disorder, then known as manic depression.

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Also inDeutsch

Photos 5

Awards 1

1976Officer of the Order of Australia

About this person

John Frederick Joseph Cade AO was an Australian psychiatrist who in 1948 discovered the effects of lithium as a mood stabilizer in the treatment of bipolar disorder, then known as manic depression. At a time when the standard treatments for mania were electroconvulsive therapy and lobotomy, lithium had the distinction of being the first effective medication available to treat a mental illness. Cade's discovery in 1948 began a revolution in psychopharmacology.

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Country
Australia
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1912 to 1980 · aged 68
Wikipedia
9 languages

Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.