The present invention relates to combinatorial therapies for treating anxiety, depression or psychotic conditions using a lithium salt and a psychoactive drug selected from the group consisting of serotonin reuptake inhibitor, a 5HT2 receptor antagonist, an anticonvulsant, a norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, an α-adrenoreceptor antagonist, an NK-3 antagonist, an NK-1 receptor antagonist, a PDE4 inhibitor, an Neuropeptide Y5 Receptor Antagonists, a D4 receptor antagonist, a 5HT1A receptor antagonist, a 5HT1D receptor antagonist, a CRF antagonist, a monoamine oxidase inhibitor, a sedative-hypnotic drug, and an atypical antipsychotic.