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The neurobiological basis of suicide / edited by Yogesh Dwivedi.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Frontiers in neuroscience.
- Frontiers in neuroscience
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Suicide.
- Neurobiology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (477 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- With recent studies using genetic, epigenetic, and other molecular and neurochemical approaches, a new era has begun in understanding pathophysiology of suicide. Emerging evidence suggests that neurobiological factors are not only critical in providing potential risk factors but also provide a promising approach to develop more effective treatment and prevention strategies. The Neurobiological Basis of Suicide discusses the most recent findings in suicide neurobiology.Psychological, psychosocial, and cultural factors are important in determining the risk facto
- Contents:
- Front Cover; Contents; Series Preface; Preface; Acknowledgments; Editor; Contributors; Chapter 1 - Diagnosis, Traits, States, and Comorbidity in Suicide; Chapter 2 - Neuroanatomy of Serotonergic Abnormalities in Suicide; Chapter 3 - Noradrenergic Dysfunction in Depression and Suicide; Chapter 4 - Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid Involvement in Depressive Illness: Interactions with Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone and Serotonin; Chapter 5 - Role of the Endocannabinoid System in the Neurobiology of Suicide
- Chapter 7 - Do Serum Cholesterol Values and DST Results Comprise Independent Risk Factors for Suicide?Chapter 8 - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor in Suicide Pathophysiology; Chapter 9 - Neuroimaging High Risk States for Suicide; Chapter 14 - Genetics of Suicidal Behavior in Children and Adolescents; Chapter 15 - Neurobiology of Teenage Suicide; Chapter 17 - Suicide in Late Life; Chapter 18 - Intermediate Phenotypes in Suicidal Behavior: Focus on Personality; Chapter 20 - Peripheral Biomarkers for Suicide
- Chapter 21 - Medication in Suicide Prevention: Insights from Neurobiology of Suicidal BehaviorBack Cover
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781040198025
- 1040198023
- 9780429105630
- 0429105630
- 9781439838822
- 1439838828
- OCLC:
- 796383462
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