?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Neuroeconomics+of+suicide.&rft.creator=Takahashi%2C+Ph.D+Taiki&rft.subject=Behavioral+Analysis&rft.subject=Behavioral+Neuroscience&rft.subject=Behavioral+Biology&rft.subject=Clinical+Psychology&rft.subject=Cognitive+Psychology&rft.subject=Statistical+Models&rft.description=Suicidal+behavior+is+a+leading+cause+of+injury+and+death+worldwide.+Suicide+has+been+associated+with+psychiatric+illnesses+such+as+depression+and+schizophrenia%2C+as+well+as+economic+uncertainty%2C+and+social%2Fcultural+factors.+This+study+proposes+a+neuroeconomic+framework+of+suicide.+Neuroeconomic+parameters+(e.g.%2C+risk-attitude%2C+probability+weighting%2C+time+discounting+in+intertemporal+choice%2C+and+loss+aversion)+are+predicted+to+be+related+to+suicidal+behavior.+Neurobiological+and+neuroendocrinological+substrates+such+as+serotonin%2C+dopamine%2C+cortisol+(HPA+axis)%2C+nitric+oxide%2C+serum+cholesterol%2C+epinephrine%2C+norepinephrine%2C+gonadal+hormones+(e.g.%2C+estradiol+and+progesterone)%2C+dehydroepiandrosterone+(DHEA)+in+brain+regions+such+as+the+orbitofrontal%2Fdorsolateral+prefrontal+cortex+and+limbic+regions+(e.g.%2C+the+amygdala)+may+supposedly+be+related+to+the+neuroeconomic+parameters+modulating+the+risk+of+suicide.+The+present+framework+puts+foundations+for+%E2%80%95molecular+neuroeconomics%E2%80%96+of+decision-making+processes+underlying+suicidal+behavior.&rft.date=2011-11-22&rft.type=Preprint&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7746%2F1%2FTakahashi_Neuroecon_Suicide.pdf&rft.identifier=++Takahashi%2C+Ph.D+Taiki++(2011)+Neuroeconomics+of+suicide.++%5BPreprint%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7746%2F