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They can reflect and influence mood.
In 2003, in "Against Depression," I highlighted research that suggested antidepressants influence mood only indirectly.
A leading theory is that sex hormones help induce depression in some women by affecting messenger chemicals in the brain that influence mood.
This is one of the messenger molecules that carry signals between nerve cells in the brain, and it is known to influence mood.
The researchers searched for links to 68 genes in the patients' blood samples that might influence mood states, but these are clearly not the only genes that could be involved in the emergence of suicidal thoughts.
Space travel can also cause distorted vision and duller thinking, and might even influence mood.
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Precisely how lithium might prevent suicide is not known, although it is believed to help regulate levels of serotonin, a brain chemical that influences mood.
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