The British Journal of Psychiatry (2009) 194: 466. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.108.061986
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Invited commentary on... Lithium levels in drinking water and risk of suicide

Allan H. Young, FRCPsych

Institute of Mental Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z. Email: alla.young{at}UBC.Ca

Declaration of interest

Current grant: AstraZeneca; speaker/advisor: AstraZeneca, BCI, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen, Pfizer, Sanofi, Servier, Wyeth.

Lithium is a well-established treatment in psychiatry. The possibility that lithium from the environment may affect mental health has received little study. However, a recent study and an older report both suggest that higher levels of lithium in drinking water are associated with lower suicide rates. These intriguing data should provoke further research, which ultimately may benefit community mental health.


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