Lithium and suicide prevention

Lithium and suicide prevention.

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What Role Does (Should) Lithium Play in Suicide Treatment/Prevention?

Suicide is a global phenomenon, and on September 4, 2014, the World Health Organization published the first report on suicide prevention.1 The report indicates that more than 800,000 people die by suicide every year—almost 1 person every 40 seconds. Although suicide occurs all over the world, approximately 75% of all suicides occur in lowand middle-income countries. It occurs in all age-groups;...

[Pharmacological suicide prevention under special consideration of lithium salts].

OBJECTIVE This minireview summarizes the existing evidence from large, international observational studies and RCTs on the suicide preventive effects of lithium as compared to other mood stabilizers and antidepressants. METHODS Unsystematic literature review. RESULTS There is increasing and robust evidence from a relatively large number of studies and metaanalyses that lithium long-term tre...

Commentary: Lithium in Drinking Water and Suicide Mortality

Depression, suicide, and suicide prevention in schizophrenia.

Suicide is the single largest cause of premature death among individuals with schizophrenia. Furthermore, epidemiological data indicate that nearly 80% of patients with the diagnosis of schizophrenia will experience a major depressive episode at some time during their lifetime. This report reviews recent findings relative to the risk of suicide in schizophrenia, including data from the Chestnut...