Episode 4: Lithium - An ignored solution to suicide?
May 19, 2022•20 min
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Episode description
Recently the country musician Naomi Judd, who had been open about years of severe mood illness, died by suicide. Suicide rates are increasing, yet a simple proven solution is being ignored: Lithium, the only drug proven to prevent suicide. Listen to learn more.
Sources mentioned:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24919696/
https://www.bmj.com/content/346/bmj.f3646.full.pdf+html
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34787653/
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