TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Lithium in drinking water and suicide rates across the East of England
JO  - British journal of psychiatry
A1  - Kabacs, Nikolett
A1  - Memon, Anjum
A1  - Obinwa, Thom
A1  - Stochl, Jan
A1  - Perez, Jesus
SP  - 406
EP  - 407
VL  - 198
IS  - 5
N2  - Lithium can be found naturally in drinking water. In clinical practice, it is widely used in pharmacological doses for the treatment of bipolar disorder; and may also prevent suicidal behavior in people with mood disorders. In two studies, lithium levels in tap water have been significantly and negatively correlated with suicide. We measured lithium levels in tap water in the 47 subdivisions of the East of England and correlated these with the respective suicide standardized mortality ratio in each subdivision. We found no association between lithium in drinking water and suicide rates across the East of England from 2006 to 2008.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0007-1250
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.110.088617
ID  - ref1
ER  -