Thyroxin Levels Associated with Current Suicide Attempts: A Case Control and Follow-Up Study

Abstract

ABSTRACTObjective: Suicide is a complex behavior concerning a number of psychological, biological, social and cultural factors. It is also an important public issue, as well as one of the leading causes of death. We aimed to examine the relationship between suicide attempt and thyroid hormones in suicide attempters and healthy controls and aimed to clarify whether any of the thyroid hormone levels may have predicted current or future suicide attempts.Method: This study comprised 358 participants (115 suicide attempters, 243 controls). Thyroid hormone levels including free T3, free T4, and TSH of all participants were explored. For predicting future suicide attempts using our hospital database and the database of the Republic of Turkey Social Security Institution, via International Classification of Diseases (ICD) diagnostic codes related to suicide data of future suicide attempts of the study participants were collected. Participants were people without previous history of any thyroid disorder or chronic ...