How does lithium reduce suicidal ideation?

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How does lithium reduce suicidal ideation?

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We don’t know. We *do* know that lithium salts affect several different systems in the nerve cells of the brain. There are [several different hypotheses](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium_(medication)#Mechanism_of_action) for why this might help with bipolar, major depression, and other disorders.

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