생물정신의학 (Korean Journal of Biological Psychiatry)
- 제4권2호
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- Pages.188-193
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- 1997
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- 1225-8709(pISSN)
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- 2005-7571(eISSN)
폭력과 자살의 병리와 치료에서 세로토닌의 역할
Role of Serotonin in the Pathology and Treatment of Violence and Suicide
- 정인원 (충북대학교 의과대학 신경정신과학교실)
- Chung, In-Won (Department of Neuropsychiatry, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University)
- 발행 : 1997.12.25
초록
Along with psychosocial factors of suicide, biological backgrounds of suicide are explored by extensive works mostly on biological markers, neurobiological models, genetic bases, and relationships with aggression and violence. The biology of suicide confers on neurotransmitters in central nervous system exploring metabolites, receptor binding affinities, neuroendocrine challenge tests in brain, cerebrospinal fluid, blood and etc. The major concerns with suicide are focused mainly on serotonin system : low CSF 5-HIAA concentration, higher