Suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs) are major public health problems that have not
declined appreciably in several decades. One of the first steps to improving the prevention …

About one million suicides and ten million suicide attempts occur worldwide each year.
Suicide is not simply a response to stress, but generally a complication of a psychiatric …

Being different multifactorial forms of psychopathology, aggression, depression and suicidal
behavior, which is considered to be violent aggression directed against the self, have …

The genetic basis of major depressive disorder (MDD) has been investigated extensively,
but the identification of MDD genes has been hampered by conflicting results from …

The concept that genetic factors contribute to the complex trait of suicidal behaviour has
stimulated much work aimed at identifying susceptibility genes. So far molecular genetic …

Objectives: Bipolar disorder is associated with elevated risk of suicide attempts and deaths.
Key aims of the International Society for Bipolar Disorders Task Force on Suicide included …

Building upon the idea that humans may be a eusocial species (ie, rely on multigenerational
and cooperative care of young, utilize division of labor for successful survival), we conjecture …

Abstract The different serotonin (5-HT) receptors, including the serotonin transporter (5-
HTT), are excellent candidate genes for suicide and suicidal behavior, and thus, they have …

Risk for suicide may have heritable contributions. Evidence supporting this hypothesis
includes strong and consistent findings from more than 20 controlled family studies …

Genetic factors contribute to the risk of psychopathology in many psychiatric conditions, but
the specific genes are yet to be identified. Neurotransmitter alterations are implicated in the …