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

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The Neurobiological Basis of Suicide
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Psychiatry & Mental HealthTable of 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 6 - StressâDiathesis Model of Suicidal Behavior
- 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 10 - GeneâEnvironment Interaction and Suicidal Behavior
- Chapter 11 - Genetic Factors and Suicidal Behavior
- Chapter 12 - Approaches and Findings from Gene Expression Profiling Studies of Suicide
- Chapter 13 - Epigenetic Effects of Childhood Adversity in the Brain and Suicide Risk
- Chapter 14 - Genetics of Suicidal Behavior in Children and Adolescents
- Chapter 15 - Neurobiology of Teenage Suicide
- Chapter 16 - Suicidal Behavior in Pediatric Population: Neurobiology and the Missing Links in Assessing Risk among Patients with Bipolar Disorder
- Chapter 17 - Suicide in Late Life
- Chapter 18 - Intermediate Phenotypes in Suicidal Behavior: Focus on Personality
- Chapter 19 - Toxoplasma gondii, the Immune System, and Suicidal Behavior
- Chapter 20 - Peripheral Biomarkers for Suicide
- Chapter 21 - Medication in Suicide Prevention: Insights from Neurobiology of Suicidal Behavior
- Back Cover
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