Abstract
Suicide is a major public health problem as about 40,000 people die by suicide in the United States annually. Prevention and treatment of suicidal behavior are therefore very important. The major problem in the prevention of suicide is early identification and treatment of suicide-prone patients. Suicide is a multifactorial problem involving clinical, genetic, and neurobiological risk factors. The identification of risk factors that could accurately predict completed suicide has been investigated by many researchers. Meta-Analysis of Cytokines and Chemokines in Suicidality: Distinguishing Suicidal Versus Nonsuicidal PatientsBiological PsychiatryVol. 78Issue 1PreviewMajor psychiatric disorders are associated with inflammation. Aberrant cytokine and chemokine levels have been associated with psychiatric disorders and suicidal behavior. We performed a meta-analysis of cytokine and chemokine levels in patients with versus without suicidality and patients with suicidality versus healthy controls. Full-Text PDF
Accepted Version (
Free)
Published Version
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call