Year: 1997 Source: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, v.836, (December 29, 1997), p.201-219 SIEC No: 19980442

New research methodologies & equipment that can be used in the investigation of the neuropathology of suicide are detailed in this article. The specific areas of brain structure, neurotransmitters and related enzymes & metabolites, receptor binding, immunology, cell morphometry and molecular biology are discussed with regard to previous suicide studies, how they could be improved, and other areas one can investigate. (95 refs.)