[Impact of natural lithium ressources on suicide mortality in Chile 2000-2009: a geographical analysis].

Daniel KönigJosef BaumgartnerVictor BlümlAndrés HeerleinCarlos TéllezNicole BausNestor D Kapusta

Published in: Neuropsychiatrie : Klinik, Diagnostik, Therapie und Rehabilitation : Organ der Gesellschaft Osterreichischer Nervenarzte und Psychiater (2017)

Chilean regions rich in naturally occurring lithium salts show lower suicide mortality rates in comparison to other regions. Although causality cannot be proven by this design, these findings add to previous findings and warrant further research on the effects of naturally occurring low-dose lithium on health.

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