The role of serotonine in suicidal behavior

Code

J3-3064 (C) - included in ARIS records

Head

PhD Martina Žmuc Tomori

Period

7/1/2001 - 6/30/2004

Range in 2004

0.18 FTE and 274 unpaid hours

Science

Natural sciences and mathematics (2)
Medical sciences (5)

Reseacher status

Researcher (7)
Junior expert or technical associate (0)

Education

Doctor's degree (6)
Other (1)

Sex

Woman (3)
Man (4)

Status

Employed at RO and RRD (2)
No data on employment in RO (2)
Retired (3)

No. of publications

1–9 (2)
100–999 (4)
1,000–9,999 (1)

Projects / Programmes source: ARIS

source: ARIS

The role of serotonine in suicidal behavior

Research activity

Code	Science	Field	Subfield
3.09.00	Medical sciences	Psychiatry

Code	Science	Field
B007	Biomedical sciences	Medicine (human and vertebrates)
B650	Biomedical sciences	Psychiatry, clinical psychology, psychosomatics
B220	Biomedical sciences	Genetics, cytogenetics

Keywords

suicide, serotonine, impulssivity, depression, aggression

Evaluation (rules)

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Evaluation of bibliographic research performance indicators according to ARIS methodology

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Researchers (7)

no.	Code	Name and surname	Research area	Role	Period	No. of publicationsNo. of publications
1.	05353	PhD Jožef Balažic	Public health (occupational safety)	Researcher	2002 - 2004	424
2.	21039	PhD Mojca Gabrovšek	Biochemistry and molecular biology	Researcher	2002 - 2004	8
3.	06135	PhD Radovan Komel	Biochemistry and molecular biology	Researcher	2002 - 2004	1,054
4.	22125	Urša Mrevlje	Psychiatry	Researcher	2002 - 2004	5
5.	05379	PhD Bojan Zalar	Medical sciences	Researcher	2002 - 2004	175
6.	22072	PhD Tomaž Zupanc	Medical sciences	Researcher	2002 - 2004	191
7.	02703	PhD Martina Žmuc Tomori	Psychiatry	Head	2002 - 2004	547

Organisations (2)

no.	Code	Research organisation	City	Registration number	No. of publicationsNo. of publications
1.	0381	University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine	Ljubljana	1627066	48,215
2.	1620	University Psyhiatric Hospital	Ljubljana - Polje	1191004000	3,459

Abstract

There are several factors in the etiology of suicidal behavior. Beside societal, cultural and psychosocial risk factors, some psychopathological phenomenons enhance the risk of suicide. The research has shown an outstanding association of suicidal behavior with depression,impulsive behavior and substance abuse. Especially first two features are linked to certain disturbance in serotonin neurotransmission, which are - at least partially - genetically determined. The impact of candidate genes has been most investigated in connection with serotonin (polymorphism gene TPH and TH). As a number of antidepressant drugs of new generation is focused to the function of serotonin neurotransmission, better understanding of these associations might help to prevent suicidal behavior by in-time therapeutic treatment of the subjects most at risk. The aim of the project is to identify some genetic factors in the serotonin neurotransmission in suicidal behavior. We will examine the human genome for genetic risk factors in 100 suicide victims and 100 control subjects matched by age and sex. The questionnaires assessing impulsivity and history of psychopathology will be applied.