meta_analysis
2020
High Quality
Association between naturally occurring lithium in drinking water and suicide rates: systematic review and meta-analysis of ecological studies
Memon A, Rogers I, Fitzsimmons SMDD
Published in British Journal of Psychiatry
Key Findings
Higher lithium levels in drinking water were associated with lower suicide mortality across ecological studies.
Conclusions
Population-level association only; cannot support individual supplementation.
Limitations
Ecological fallacy, confounding, publication bias.
Supplements Studied
Lithium Orotate
Mineral
Higher lithium levels in drinking water were associated with lower suicide mortality across ecological studies.
Study Details
Year:2020
Quality Score:7/10
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