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Abstract #3578

A Meta-Analytic Framework for Investigating Differential Bio-Markers of Functional and Structural Connectivity: Application to Sex Differences Underlying Suicide and Depression.

Nikhil Garrepalli1, Jennifer Robinson2, Tracy K. Witte2, Gopikrishna Deshpande1, 2

1AU MRI Research Center, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, United States; 2Department of Psychology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, United States


Men die by suicide more than women in United States, but women are much more likely than men are to make non-fatal suicide attempts. This gender difference in suicide can be explained by interpersonal-psychological theory of suicide. we also delineate the neural mechanisms that are differentially activated in individuals with SB as compared to depression.