Association between naturally occurring lithium in drinking water and suicide rates: systematic review and meta-analysis of ecological studies

A Memon, I Rogers, SMDD Fitzsimmons… - The British Journal of …, 2020 - cambridge.org
BackgroundThe prevalence of mental health conditions and national suicide rates are
increasing in many countries. Lithium is widely and effectively used in pharmacological …

The association between lithium in drinking water and neuropsychiatric outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis from across 2678 regions containing 113 …

B Eyre-Watt, E Mahendran, S Suetani… - Australian & New …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Lithium in drinking water may have significant mental health benefits. We
investigated the evidence on the association between lithium concentrations in drinking …

Association between estimated geocoded residential maternal exposure to lithium in drinking water and risk for autism spectrum disorder in offspring in Denmark

Z Liew, Q Meng, Q Yan, J Schullehner… - JAMA …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Lithium is a naturally occurring and trace element that has mood-stabilizing
effects. Maternal therapeutic use of lithium has been associated with adverse birth …

Lithium concentration in tap water, bottled mineral water, and Danube River water in Hungary

P Dobosy, Á Illés, A Endrédi, G Záray - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Due to increased manufacture and recycling of lithium batteries across the world, we may
anticipate a rise in lithium pollution in the aquatic environment and drinking water reservoirs …

[HTML][HTML] The link between surface water and groundwater-based drinking water–strontium isotope spatial distribution patterns and their relationships to Danish …

R Frei, KM Frei, SM Kristiansen, S Jessen… - Applied …, 2020 - Elsevier
The hydrological relationship between surface waters and groundwaters in many regions of
the world is well known and the effects of their mutual interaction and interaction with the …

Lithium in drinking water as a public policy for suicide prevention: relevance and considerations

P Araya, C Martínez, J Barros - Frontiers in public health, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Although suicide is considered a major preventable cause of mortality worldwide, we do not
have effective strategies to prevent it. Lithium has been consistently associated with …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation of the association between lithium levels in drinking water and suicide mortality in Hungary

B Izsak, A Hidvegi, L Balint, T Malnasi, M Vargha… - Journal of affective …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background In recent decades, a series of ecological studies from various countries have
attempted to reveal whether there is an association between trace amounts of lithium in …

Psychiatric benefits of lithium in water supplies may be due to protection from the neurotoxicity of lead exposure

EE Brown, P Gerretsen, B Pollock, A Graff-Guerrero - Medical hypotheses, 2018 - Elsevier
Introduction Lithium is a medication used to treat bipolar disorder and may also prevent
cognitive decline and suicide. Lithium is also found naturally, in levels well below clinical …

An investigation into the association between suicide mortality rate and lithium levels in potable water: a review study

A Fadaei - International clinical psychopharmacology, 2023 - journals.lww.com
This study aimed to investigate the association between lithium levels in potable water and
suicide mortality rates in the total inhabitants. We systematically searched Embase …

Stability of major geogenic cations in drinking water—An issue of public health importance: A Danish study, 1980–2017

K Wodschow, B Hansen, J Schullehner… - International Journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Concentrations and spatial variations of the four cations Na, K, Mg and Ca are known to
some extent for groundwater and to a lesser extent for drinking water. Using Denmark as …