Citation

Reardon S. Nature 2015; 528(7580): 19.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1038/nature.2015.18870

PMID

26632568

Abstract

News: A clinical trial will look at the neurological structure and function of people who have attempted suicide.

Suicide is a puzzle. Fewer than 10% of people with depression attempt suicide, and about 10% of those who kill themselves were never diagnosed with any mental-health condition.

Now, a study is trying to determine what happens in the brain when a person attempts suicide, and what sets such people apart. The results could help researchers to understand whether suicide is driven by certain brain biology — and is not just a symptom of a recognized mental disorder.

The project, which launched this month (December 2015), will recruit 50 people who have attempted suicide in the two weeks before enrolling in the study.

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