The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and serotonin abnormalities: a selective overview for the implications of suicide prevention

M Pompili, G Serafini, M Innamorati… - European archives of …, 2010 - Springer
Suicidal behavior and mood disorders are one of the world's largest public health problems.
The biological vulnerability for these problems includes genetic factors involved in the …

Seasonality in suicide–A review and search of new concepts for explaining the heterogeneous phenomena

V Ajdacic-Gross, M Bopp, M Ring, F Gutzwiller… - Social science & …, 2010 - Elsevier
Seasonality is one of the oldest and most resistant-to-elucidation issues in suicide research.
However, in recent years epidemiological research has yielded new results, which provide …

Suicide and seasonality

C Christodoulou, A Douzenis… - Acta Psychiatrica …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Christodoulou C, Douzenis A, Papadopoulos FC, Papadopoulou A, Bouras G, Gournellis R,
Lykouras L. Suicide and seasonality. Objective: Seasonal variation of deaths by suicide …

Impact of unemployment variations on suicide mortality in Western European countries (2000–2010)

M Laanani, W Ghosn, E Jougla, G Rey - J Epidemiol Community …, 2015 - jech.bmj.com
Background A scientific debate is currently taking place on whether the 2008 economic
crisis caused an increase in suicide rates. Our main objective was to assess the impact of …

Do suicide attempts occur more frequently in the spring too? A systematic review and rhythmic analysis

DG Coimbra, ACP e Silva… - Journal of affective …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Seasonal variations in suicides have been reported worldwide, however, there
may be a different seasonal pattern in suicide attempts. The aim of this study was to perform …

Relationship of suicide rates with climate and economic variables in Europe during 2000–2012

KN Fountoulakis, I Chatzikosta, K Pastiadis… - Annals of general …, 2016 - Springer
Background It is well known that suicidal rates vary considerably among European countries
and the reasons for this are unknown, although several theories have been proposed. The …

Epidemiology of suicide attempts and deaths: a population-based study in Fars, Iran (2011–16)

A Mirahmadizadeh, F Rezaei, AM Mokhtari… - Journal of Public …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Suicide is a critical psychological issue worldwide with an increasing trend.
This study investigated suicide comprehensively. Methods In this cross-sectional study, we …

Rhythms of behavior: are the times changin'?

NS Häfker, K Tessmar-Raible - Current opinion in neurobiology, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•Animal behavioral rhythms are ubiquitous and have shaped ecology and
evolution.•Present and past adaptations to large scale ecological changes depend on the …

Where are weather-suicide associations valid? An examination of nine US counties with varying seasonality

PG Dixon, AJ Kalkstein - International journal of biometeorology, 2018 - Springer
There has been much research on the associations between weather variables and suicide
rates. However, the state of understanding has remained rather stagnant due to many …

The effect of seasonal changes and climatic factors on suicide attempts of young people

T Akkaya-Kalayci, B Vyssoki, D Winkler, M Willeit… - BMC psychiatry, 2017 - Springer
Background Seasonal changes and climatic factors like ambient temperature, sunlight
duration and rainfall can influence suicidal behavior. Methods This study analyses the …