Elevated incidence of suicide in people living at altitude, smokers and patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma: Possible role of hypoxia causing decreased serotonin synthesis

Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 423-426

  Young, Simon N ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN; OXYGEN; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

AGGRESSION; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREATHING; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; IMPULSIVENESS; INCIDENCE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SMOKING; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ALTITUDE; ANOXIA; ASTHMA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SEROTONIN; SMOKING; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84886694005     PISSN: 11804882     EISSN: 14882434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/jpn.130002     Document Type: Article

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