TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Lithium in the public water supply and suicide mortality in Texas
JO  - Journal of psychiatric research
A1  - Blüml, Victor
A1  - Regier, Michael D.
A1  - Hlavin, Gerald
A1  - Rockett, Ian Richard Hildreth
A1  - König, Franz
A1  - Vyssoki, Benjamin
A1  - Bschor, Tom
A1  - Kapusta, Nestor D.
SP  - 407
EP  - 411
VL  - 47
IS  - 3
N2  - There is increasing evidence from ecological studies that lithium levels in drinking water are inversely associated with suicide mortality. Previous studies of this association were criticized for using inadequate statistical methods and neglecting socioeconomic confounders. This study evaluated the association between lithium levels in the public water supply and county-based suicide rates in Texas. A state-wide sample of 3123 lithium measurements in the public water supply was examined relative to suicide rates in 226 Texas counties. Linear and Poisson regression models were adjusted for socioeconomic factors in estimating the association. Lithium levels in the public water supply were negatively associated with suicide rates in most statistical analyses. The findings provide confirmatory evidence that higher lithium levels in the public drinking water are associated with lower suicide rates. This association needs clarification through examination of possible neurobiological effects of low natural lithium doses.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-3956
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2012.12.002
ID  - ref1
ER  -