Can Lithium Aid Suicide Prevention?
A research carried out by scientists in Japan found that communities within southern Japan, where water contained small amounts of natural lithium had lower rates of suicides.
What about lithium side effects?
Lithium: Beneficial in Natural Form, Smaller Doses, Trace Amounts …
These results suggest that lithium has moderating effects on suicidal and violent criminal behavior at levels that may be encountered in municipal water supplies. Comparisons of drinking water lithium levels, in the respective Texas …
Lithium in tap water cuts suicide rates – The Naked Scientists
Naked Scientists News – 3rd May 2009 – Lithium in tap water cuts suicide rates.
Lithium in water ‘curbs suicide’
Drinking water which contains the element lithium may reduce the risk of suicide, a Japanese study suggests. bbc.co.uk. Researchers examined levels of lithium in drinking water and suicide rates in the prefecture of Oita, …
Mind Hacks: Lithium levels in drinking water linked to fewer suicides
The idea of adding psychoactive substances to the water supply sounds creepy, but some might argue that if we add fluoride simply to prevent tooth decay, boosting lithium concentrations to the high end of naturally occurring levels to …
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