Lithium in drinking water and suicide rates across the East of England.

England Lithium in drinking water and suicide rates across the East of

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Commentary: Lithium in Drinking Water and Suicide Mortality

Lithium in drinking water and suicide mortality: interplay with lithium prescriptions

BACKGROUND Little is known about the effects of lithium intake through drinking water on suicide. This intake originates either from natural rock and soil elution and/or accumulation of lithium-based pharmaceuticals in ground water. AIMS To examine the interplay between natural lithium in drinking water, prescribed lithium-based pharmaceuticals and suicide in Austria. METHOD Spatial Bayesia...

Lithium in drinking water and suicide mortality.

BACKGROUND There is some evidence that natural levels of lithium in drinking water may have a protective effect on suicide mortality. AIMS To evaluate the association between local lithium levels in drinking water and suicide mortality at district level in Austria. METHOD A nationwide sample of 6460 lithium measurements was examined for association with suicide rates per 100,000 population ...

Relationships of local lithium concentrations in drinking water to regional suicide rates in Italy.

OBJECTIVES Higher natural concentrations of lithium in drinking water may be associated with lower local rates of suicide. METHODS Lithium concentrations in drinking water were assayed by mass spectrometry at 145 sites in Italy, and compared with reported local suicide rates for men and women between 1980 and 2011. RESULTS Lithium concentrations in drinking water averaged 5.28 [CI: 4.08-6.4...