Comparison of lithium levels between suicide and non-suicide fatalities: Cross-sectional study

Abstract Ecological studies have suggested the protective effect of micro-dose lithium in drinking water against suicide, however, the association between body lithium level and suicide is unknown. We aimed to compare body lithium levels between suicide and non-suicide fatalities. This cross-section...

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Main Authors: Shuntaro Ando, Hideto Suzuki, Takehisa Matsukawa, Satoshi Usami, Hisanori Muramatsu, Tatsushige Fukunaga, Kazuhito Yokoyama, Yuji Okazaki, Atsushi Nishida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2022-11-01
Series:Translational Psychiatry
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-022-02238-9