Lithium levels in drinking water and risk of suicide1

Abstract

Summary Although lithium is known to prevent suicide in people with significantly and negatively associated with SMR averages for mood disorders, it is uncertain whether lithium in drinking 2002-2006. These findings suggest that even very low levels water could also help lower the risk in the general of lithium in drinking water may play a role in reducing population. To investigate this, we examined lithium levels in suicide risk within the general population. tap water in the 18 municipalities of Oita prefecture in Japan in relation to the suicide standardised mortality ratio (SMR) in Declaration of interest each municipality. We found that lithium levels were None.