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ArticleAnnals of general psychiatry2020

Gray matter volume alterations associated with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in patients with mood disorders.

Pengshuo Wang, Ran Zhang, Xiaowei Jiang, Shengnan Wei, Fei Wang, Yanqing Tang

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Article in Annals of general psychiatry, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Pengshuo WangDepartment of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, 155 Nanjing North Street, Heping District, Shenyang, 110001, Liaoning, People's Republic of China.
Ran ZhangDepartment of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, 155 Nanjing North Street, Heping District, Shenyang, 110001, Liaoning, People's Republic of China.
Xiaowei JiangBrain Function Research Section, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110001, Liaoning, People's Republic of China.
Shengnan WeiBrain Function Research Section, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110001, Liaoning, People's Republic of China.
Fei WangDepartment of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, 155 Nanjing North Street, Heping District, Shenyang, 110001, Liaoning, People's Republic of China. fei.wang@cmu.edu.cn.
Yanqing TangDepartment of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, 155 Nanjing North Street, Heping District, Shenyang, 110001, Liaoning, People's Republic of China. tangyanqing@cmu.edu.cn.
China Medical University · CNFirst Hospital of China Medical University · CN

Funding

Innovation Team Support Plan of Higher Education of Liaoning Province LT2017007Joint Fund of National Natural Science Foundation of China U1808204Liaoning Revitalization Talents Program XLYC1808036Major Special Construction Plan of China Medical University 3110117059Major Special Construction Plan of China Medical University 3110118055National Key R&D Program of China 2016YFC1306900National Key R&D Program of China 2018YFC1311600National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars 81725005Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province 2019-MS-05Science and Technology Plan Program of Liaoning Province 2015225018
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMood disorders are severe mental disorders related to increased suicidal behavior. Finding neural features for suicidal behavior, including suicide attempts (SAs) and suicidal ideation (SI), in mood disorders may be helpful in preventing suicidal behavior.

methodsSubjects consisted of 70 patients with mood disorders and suicidal behavior, 128 patients with mood disorders without suicidal behavior (mood disorders control, MC), and 145 health control (HC) individuals. All participants underwent structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We used voxel-based morphometry (VBM) techniques to examine gray matter volumes (GMVs).

resultsSignificant differences were found in GMVs of the left and right middle frontal gyrus among the patients with mood disorders and suicidal behavior, MC, and HC. Post hoc comparisons showed significant differences in the GMVs of the above regions across all three groups (P < 0.01): HC > MC > mood disorders with suicidal behavior. However, there were no significant differences in the GMVs of the left and right middle frontal gyrus between the mood disorders with SI and mood disorders with SAs groups.

conclusionsThese findings provide evidence that abnormal regional GMV in the middle frontal gyrus is associated with suicidal behavior in mood disorders. Further investigation is warranted to determine whether the GMV alterations in mood disorders with SI are different from these in mood disorders with SAs.

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Gray matter volumeMood disordersSuicidal behaviorSuicidal ideationSuicide attempted

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PMID33302965
PMCPMC7727241
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