@article{ref1,
title="New frontiers in suicide vulnerability: immune system and sex hormones",
journal="Brain, behavior, and immunity health",
year="2021",
author="Lombardo, Giulia",
volume="18",
number="",
pages="100384-100384",
abstract="Suicide is one of the leading causes of death worldwide and men have a higher risk of attempting and completing suicide than women. Accumulating evidence leads to a possible key role of the immune system and sex hormones in psychiatric conditions associated with suicide vulnerability (e.g., major depressive disorder). Moreover, the literature highlights a dysregulation of the immune system and altered sex hormone levels in suicidal patients. Sex hormones and the immune system may have a role in suicide risk and sex differences in suicide vulnerability. This brief review emphasises a research area focused on a possible interplay between the immune system and sex hormones that may help develop a better understanding of suicide vulnerability in the perspective of sex-specific therapeutic approaches.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2666-3546",
doi="10.1016/j.bbih.2021.100384",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbih.2021.100384"
}