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ReviewJournal of molecular psychiatry2013

The neurobiology of suicide - A Review of post-mortem studies.

Karolina Furczyk, Barbora Schutová, Tanja M Michel, Johannes Thome, Andreas Büttner

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Review in Journal of molecular psychiatry, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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26 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Karolina FurczykDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Rostock, Gehlsheimerstrasse 20, 18147 Rostock, Germany.
Barbora SchutováDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Rostock, Gehlsheimerstrasse 20, 18147 Rostock, Germany.
Tanja M MichelDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Rostock, Gehlsheimerstrasse 20, 18147 Rostock, Germany.
Johannes ThomeDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Rostock, Gehlsheimerstrasse 20, 18147 Rostock, Germany ; College of Medicine, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, SA2 PP UK.
Andreas BüttnerInstitute of Forensic Medicine, University of Rostock, St.-Georg-Strasse 108, 18055 Rostock, Germany.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The neurobiology of suicidal behaviour, which constitutes one of the most serious problems both in psychiatry and general medical practice, still remains to a large degree unclear. As a result, scientists constantly look for new opportunities of explaining the causes underlying suicidality. In order to elucidate the biological changes occurring in the brains of the suicide victims, studies based on post-mortem brain tissue samples are increasingly being used. These studies employ different research methods to provide an insight into abnormalities in brain functioning on various levels, including gene and protein expression, neuroplasticity and neurotransmission, as well as many other areas. The aim of this paper to summarize the available data on the post-mortem studies, to provide an overview of main research directions and the most up-to-date findings, and to indicate the possibilities of further research in this field.

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AutopsyBiological PsychiatryDepressionGeneticsHypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axisNeural PlasticityNeurotransmitterProteomics

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PMID25408895
PMCPMC4223890

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