Hair stress hormones in individuals with a recent suicide attempt experiencing a depressive episode
Individuals with a recent history of SA showed alterations in the DHEA hair levels. These results partially support dysregulation of the HPA axis as a biopsychosocial feature of SA. Future longitudinal and experimental studies should investigate whether hair HPA axis hormones can serve as markers of suicidal crisis and vulnerability.
Institutions
- Université Paris-Saclay (FR)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nîmes (FR)
- German Center for Infection Research (DE)
- Center for Behavioral Brain Sciences (DE)
- Jena University Hospital (DE)
- Hôpital Paul-Brousse (FR)
- McGill University (CA)
- Université de Nîmes (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neurobiology of Stress
- Published
- 2025-12-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ynstr.2025.100776
- Primary Topic
- Hair Growth and Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00