Medical Conditions Associated with Suicide Risk: Suicide and Dysmetabolisms: A Focus on Prolactin

This ebook investigates the role of prolactin in the development of suicidal behaviors among patients with dysmetabolism. The research, reviewed in this ebook, suggests that patients affected by hyperprolactinema might be at risk for suicide attempts. The discussion calls for health-care professionals to evaluate prolactin as a risk factor for suicide Practical recommendations for caregivers are provided.

Written by:
Gianluca Serafini, Department of Neuroscience, Mental Health and Sensory Functions, Suicide Prevention Center, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

David Lester, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, NJ

Maurizio Pompili, Department of Neuroscience, Mental Health and Sensory Functions, Suicide Prevention Center, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

Edited by:
Alan L. Berman, Ph.D., Executive Director, American Association of Suicidology, President, International Association for Suicide Prevention

Maurizio Pompili, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry, Sant' Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy and McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, MA

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