Lithium levels in tap water and psychotic experiences in a general population of adolescents

Recently, several epidemiologic studies have reported that lithium in drinking water may be associated with lower rates of suicide mortality, lower incidence of dementia, and lower levels of adolescents' depression and aggression at the population level. However, to our knowledge, no study has investigated lithium level in tap water in relation to psychotic experiences in a general population of adolescents. This is the first study to investigate this using a large dataset. Information on psychotic experiences, distress associated with these experiences, and depressive symptoms were collected in 24 public junior high schools in Kochi Prefecture in Japan.

Source: Schizophrenia Research - June 9, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Shinji Shimodera, Shinsuke Koike, Shuntaro Ando, Syudo Yamasaki, Ryosuke Fujito, Kaori Endo, Yudai Iijima, Yu Yamamoto, Masaya Morita, Ken Sawada, Nobuki Ohara, Yuji Okazaki, Atsushi Nishida Source Type: research