2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Anti-suicidal effects of lithium in drinking water after adjustment of several factors potentially affecting suicide
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22591264
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Psychiatric science
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| Research Institution | Oita University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
TERAO Takeshi 大分大学, 医学部, 教授 (80217413)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | 自殺 / リチウム / 水道水 / 人間生活環境 / 水資源 |
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| Research Abstract |
We investigated anti-suicidal effects of lithium in an epidemiological setting. Lithium levels of drinking water were measured at 297 points in 118 cities and their associations with suicide rates were calculated after adjustment of several factors potentially affecting suicides. As a result, lithium levels were significantly and negatively associated with female suicide rates in Oita, Saga, and Nagasaki prefectures.
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Research Products
(5 results)
