ReviewBrain and behavior2022
Diffusion tensor imaging studies on subjects with suicidal thoughts and behaviors: A descriptive literature review.
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- The association between white matter hyperintensities and suicide attempts in affective disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Translational psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Transdiagnostic alterations in white matter microstructure associated with suicidal thoughts and behaviours in the ENIGMA Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviours consortium.Translational psychiatry · 2025Article
- Different prefrontal cortex activity patterns in bipolar and unipolar depression during verbal fluency tasks based on functional near infrared spectroscopy study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Multi-modal risk factors differentiate suicide attempters from ideators in military veterans with major depressive disorder.Journal of affective disorders · 2025Article
- Resting-state spontaneous brain activity as a neural marker for suicidal ideation in adolescents with non-suicidal self-injury: a voxel-wise and machine learning study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Attention speed and anterior cingulate cortex volume in female and male veterans with suicide ideation and attempts.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Altered Brain Functional and Effective Connectivity Induced by Electroacupuncture in Rats Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Transection.Journal of pain research · 2024Article
- Diffusion tensor imaging studies on subjects with suicidal thoughts and behaviors: A descriptive literature review.Brain and behavior · 2022Review
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Abstract
objectiveGlobally, suicide represents the second leading cause of death in young people aged 15-29 years for both sexes, after traffic accidents. Suicide occurs not only in high-income countries, in high-income countries but it is a global phenomenon in all regions of the world and it represents a serious public health problem.
methodThis review was conducted on studies focused on white matter alterations in people who have attempted or thought about suicide. We searched PubMed and Scopus databases and screened references of included studies and reviewed articles for additional citations. From the initial 21 publications, we included only 12 studies that met search criteria and described the association between white matter alterations and suicide.
resultsWhite matter alterations in suicidal behaviors were found in the prefrontal cortex, orbitofrontal cortex, internal capsule, corpus callosum, and default mode networks, which are critical cerebral areas involved in emotion processing and regulation, decision-making, executive functions, and empathy.
conclusionsWhite matter alteration in cerebral areas involving high cognitive process and emotional regulation to confer a heightened vulnerability for suicidal behavior. Suicide is a complex process ranging from suicidal ideation to planning, attempting, or committing suicide. The identification of abnormalities in underlying neural circuitry may help delineate the neurobiological basis for suicide risk.
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