Lithium in Drinking Water as a Public Policy for Suicide Prevention: Relevance and Considerations

• मुख्य लेखकों: Pablo Araya (लेखक), Camila Martínez (लेखक), Jorge Barros (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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Although suicide is considered a major preventable cause of mortality worldwide, we do not have effective strategies to prevent it. Lithium has been consistently associated with lowering risk of suicide. This effect could occur at very low concentrations, such as trace doses of lithium in tap water....