Cortisol reactivity and suicidal behavior: investigating the role of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis responses to stress in suicide attempters and ideators

Every 40 seconds a person dies by suicide somewhere in the world. The causes of suicidal behavior are not fully understood. Dysregulated hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activity, as measured by cortisol levels, is one potential risk factor. The current study aimed to investigate whether co...

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Main Authors: O’Connor, Daryl B., Green, Jessica A., Ferguson, Eamonn, O’Carroll, Ronan E., O’Connor, Rory C.
Format: Article
Published: Elsevier 2017
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/39284/