Suicide and Serotonin: Making Sense of Evidence

Suicide and Serotonin: Making Sense of Evidence

Interestingly, functional imaging studies have demonstrated decreased serotonin transporter binding in attempted suicide [2] while studies using quantitative receptor autoradiography have noted higher 5HT 1A receptor binding in brain stem and prefrontal cortex. [...]various lines of evidence point t...

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian journal of psychological medicine 2015-07, Vol.37 (3), p.377-378
Hauptverfasser: Menon, Vikas, Kattimani, Shivanand
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Brain research
Epigenetics
Homeostasis
Letters to Editor
Neurobiology
Phenols (Class of compounds)
Serotonin
Suicidal behavior
Suicide
Suicides & suicide attempts
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Zusammenfassung:Interestingly, functional imaging studies have demonstrated decreased serotonin transporter binding in attempted suicide [2] while studies using quantitative receptor autoradiography have noted higher 5HT 1A receptor binding in brain stem and prefrontal cortex. [...]various lines of evidence point to the central role of serotonin in suicide.
ISSN:0253-7176
0975-1564
DOI:10.4103/0253-7176.162910