Brain changes may suggest suicide risk
Suicidal behaviour linked to serotonin receptors.
There is growing evidence that suicidal behaviour is a condition is its own right and not just a consequence of other psychiatric disorders, say brain researchers.
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The research by Dracheva and Balakian is particularly intreguing in so far as it might point to why so many young adults, 18 - 25, particularly males, suceed at suicide. Does anyone know if either researcher classified their results into age groups?
Posted by: Gail Griffith, author, Will's Choice: A Suicidal Teen, a Desperate Mother, and a Chronicle of Recove | October 16, 2006 05:13 PM
I'm glad someone is continuing to attempt to find a cause of this haunting problem.
I’ve suffered with it all my life, and only 15 years ago was diagnosed with first major depression, then bipolar disorder. It’s been all that time since, attempting to find something that works, medication after medication, and nothing working well or at all.
Finally, something I could put my finger on, a possible reason for sometimes lingering suicidal thoughts and an explanation for attempts.
It’s destroying the lives of those that suffer from it, the family and friends that choose not to abandon those who have these diseases/disorders, and ultimately takes the lives of many of us who could be productive and sometimes exceptional contributors to the betterment of society.
I hope I/we all are lucky enough to live to see a cure, so our lives may improve.
Posted by: Sasha Meeks | October 16, 2006 06:54 PM
Hi. I looked for the study and have not found it. I searched PubMed, the search engine for medical articles. I am also concerned that biostatistics were not appropriately applied. 22 subjects for a study is quite small. The other 82 should have been used to establish normal values. A large percentage of medical studies misapply biostatics, which gives a study credibility. (I believe it is Stanton Glantz in his book on biostatistics says only up to 30% actually apply the principles correctly.) I would like to review how the study was done.
[editor's note: this was presented at a conference and has not been published (yet). You may have to contact the authors directly for more details.]
Posted by: Susan Byun | October 16, 2006 11:26 PM
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