Looking into biological markers of suicidal behaviours

Serotonin and Its Metabolites as Biological Markers of Suicidal Behaviour1

Honourable members, learned guests, members of the Indian Psychiatric Society and friends, it is a great privilege that I have been selected to deliver the prestigious Tilak Venkoba Rao Oration. I wish to thank the Indian Psychiatric Society for bestowing this award. I pay my respect to 'Tilak' worthy son of worthy parents Professors Venkoba Rao and Parvathi Devi, in whose memory this oration h...

Suicidal Behaviours in LGBT Populations

Hematological and Biological Markers of Neonatal Sepsis

  Septicemia in neonates is the commonest cause of mortality. Early recognition and diagnosis of neonatal sepsis remains a challenge because of the variable and nonspecific clinical presentation. The laboratory criteria are often non specific and not fully reliable. The objective of this review is to highlight the various hematological and biological markers of neonatal sepsis. We searched ...

[Biological aspects of suicidal behavior].

Biological inflammatory markers mediate the effect of preoperative pain-related behaviours on postoperative analgesics requirements.

BACKGROUND The predictive value of an individual's attitude towards painful situations and the status of his immune system for postoperative analgesic requirements are not well understood. These may help the clinician to anticipate individual patient's needs. METHODS Sixty patients, who underwent a laparoscopic cholecystectomy under standardised general anaesthesia, were included. The total a...