Suicide

The Neurobiology of Suicide


The neurobiology of suicidal behaviour constitutes a serious problem both in psychiatry and general medical practice. It still remains to a large degree unclear. The aim of this paper to summarize the available data on the post-mortem studies.


  • Title: Review - The neurobiology of suicide - A Review of post-mortem studies
  • Authors: Karolina Furczyk, Barbora Schutová, Tanja M Michel, Johannes Thome and Andreas Büttner
  • Date: 2013
  • Source: Journal of Molecular Psychiatry 2013, 1:2  doi:10.1186/2049-9256-1-2 © 2013 Furczyk et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 




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The neurobiology of suicide




 The SIQ during Acute Suicidal Crisis


Suicide is the second to third leading cause of death in adolescents aged 15 to 24 years. Risk-assessment for suicidal youths remains to be a difficult clinical task. Suicidal-Ideation-Questionnaire (SIQ).



  • Title: Research - Pilot study: feasibility of using the Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire (SIQ) during acute suicidal crisis
  • Authors: Isabel Boege, Nicole Corpus, Renate Schepker and Joerg M Fegert
  • Date: 2014
  • Source: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 2014, 8:28  doi:10.1186/1753-2000-8-28



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