Suicide/Suicidogenesis
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A number of factor may be suicidogenic. It is important to distinguish between factors that cause suicide and those that merely cause suicidality (suicidal thinking).
Platelet serotonin level
[edit | edit source]Platelet serotonine level might be used as potential periferal marker to detect risk of suicidal behaviour in PTSD patients.[1]
Drugs
[edit | edit source]When the government started warning about the suicide risk of antidepressants, suicide rates went up. One might speculate this is because people started using them for suicidogenic purposes.[2] It would seem that antidepressants are most likely to induce suicide in those who are under 25.[3]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Serotonin and cortisol as suicidogenic factors in patients with PTSD. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21874734.
- ↑ http://www.forbes.com/sites/daviddisalvo/2014/06/19/did-teen-suicide-warnings-about-antidepressants-actually-cause-suicides-to-increase/
- ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/antidepressants-increase-suicidal-thoughts-in-under25s-1770643.html