The role of monoamines in suicidal behavior

Summary, in English

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), urine, platelet and neuroendocrine challenge tests of monoaminergic function give evidence of monoamines, especially serotonin, playing an important role in suicidal behavior. However, additional clinical, social and biochemical factors are necessary to better define suicide-prone psychiatric patients.

• Author: Lil Träskman Bendz; Christer Alling; Margot Alsén; G Regnell; Per Simonsson; Rolf Öhman
• Department/s: Psychiatry (Lund); Division of Clinical Chemistry and Pharmacology; Clinical Chemistry, Malmö
• Publishing year: 1993
• Language: English
• Pages: 45-47
• Publication/Series: Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. Supplementum
• Volume: 87
• Issue: S371
• Links: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0447.1993.tb05373.x
• Document type: Journal article
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
• Topic: Medicinal Chemistry
• Keywords: serotonin; dopamine; noradrenaline; 5-HT-2-receptor; suicide; suicide attempt
• Status: Published
• Research group: Clinical Chemistry, Malmö
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISSN: 0065-1591