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Reduced dorsal striatal gray matter volume predicts implicit suicidal ideation in adolescents

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Ho, Tiffany C, Cichocki, Anna C, Gifuni, Anthony J, Catalina Camacho, M, Ordaz, Sarah J, Singh, Manpreet K, Gotlib, Ian H·2018·Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

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Suicidal ideation (SI), a potent risk factor for suicide attempts, increases in adolescence. While alterations in dopaminergic functioning have been implicated in suicidal acts-particularly in adults-we do not know whether morphological alterations in dopamine-rich regions of the brain, such as the striatum, are vulnerability factors for the emergence of SI in adolescents. At baseline, a community sample of 152 adolescents (89 female; mean age: 11.41 ± 1.01 years) completed a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan that was used to estimate gray matter volumes (GMVs) of three striatal structures: caudate, nucleus accumbens and putamen. At a 24 month follow-up session, participants completed a self-report measure of SI frequency [Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire (SIQ)] and the death version of the Implicit Association Test (IAT). Robust linear regression models were conducted to predict SIQ and IAT scores from striatal GMV. Bilateral putamen and left caudate GMV significantly predicted IAT scores (all Ps < 0.03). No other associations were significant (all Ps > 0.05). Our finding of reduced dorsal striatal GMV predicting implicit SI may indicate that downstream dopaminergic dysfunction is implicated in the development of overt suicidal behaviors. Self-reported SI was not associated with striatal GMV, suggesting that biological correlates of suicide risk may correlate specifically with objective measurements of SI in adolescents.

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Authors
Ho, T. C., Cichocki, A. C., Gifuni, A. J., Catalina Camacho, M., Ordaz, S. J., Singh, M. K., & Gotlib, I. H.
Affiliations
  • Stanford Medicine (US)
  • Stanford University (US)
  • Douglas Mental Health University Institute (CA)
  • University of Pittsburgh, Center for Neuroscience, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
  • University of Pittsburgh (US)
Corresponding author
Ho, Tiffany C
Venue
Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience
Published
2018-09-25
Volume
13
Issue
11
Pages
1215-1224
ISSN
  • 1749-5016 (ISSN-L)
  • 1749-5024
OpenAlex
W2894163483
Cited by
48
References
76
Citations by year
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FWCI
4.10
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
Funders
  • American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (PDF-1-064-13)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R37MH101495, K01MH106805)
  • Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation
  • Stanford University
  • Brain Behavior Foundation
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
Keywords
suicidal ideation, adolescents, dorsal striatum, gray matter volume, putamen, caudate nucleus, nucleus accumbens, dopaminergic dysfunction, suicide risk, brain structure
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Caudate Nucleus, Child, Corpus Striatum, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Neuropsychological Tests, Nucleus Accumbens, Predictive Value of Tests, Putamen, Socioeconomic Factors, Risk Assessment, Suicidal Ideation, Dopaminergic Neurons, Gray Matter

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