SHORT NOTE - CAN DEPRESSIVE PATIENTS EXPLOIT THE IMMUNE-SYSTEM FOR SUICIDE

Authors
MENDLOVIC S DORON A EILAT E
Citation
S. Mendlovic et al., SHORT NOTE - CAN DEPRESSIVE PATIENTS EXPLOIT THE IMMUNE-SYSTEM FOR SUICIDE, Medical hypotheses, 49(5), 1997, pp. 445-446
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Journal title
Medical hypotheses → ACNP
ISSN journal
03069877
Volume
49
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
445 - 446
Database
ISI
SICI code
0306-9877(1997)49:5<445:SN-CDP>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
It is suggested that patients with depression can exploit their immune system for suicide. This could be done passively by reducing the abil ity of the immune system to overcome factors threatening the integrity of the body, or actively by directing the immune system towards self constituents.