Researching the Biomarkers of Suicidality

By Mary Dickie Every day in Canada, an average of 10 people die by suicide, and as many as 135 others are profoundly affected by each suicide loss. And yet we don’t know how to accurately predict suicide, or even how to fully characterize it. Why do some depressed people contemplate suicide constantly and others never even consider it? What does the brain of a suicidal person look like, compared to the brain of someone who’s depressed, but not suicidal? Could understanding these differences lead to new ways to treat depression and prevent suicide? These are the questions that preoccupy Dr. Sakina Rizvi, a scientist at the Arthur Sommer Rotenberg Suicide and Depression Studies Unit at St. Michael’s Hospital. Dr. Rizvi’s project, The Biomarkers of Suicidality, was recently chosen

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