Leo Sher, M.D.

My theoretical paper, “Both high and low testosterone levels may play a role in suicidal behavior in adolescent, young, middle-age, and older men: a hypothesis” was published 5 years ago in the International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health online ahead of print (1).

Most but not all investigations of the relationship between testosterone and suicidality found relations between testosterone and suicidal behavior. The balance of evidence is in favor of the view that testosterone is involved in the pathophysiology of suicidality. Both high and low testosterone levels can be observed in adolescent, young, middle-aged and older men. In this paper, I suggest that both high and low testosterone levels may play a role in suicidal behavior in men of any age. Further studies of the role of testosterone in the pathophysiology of suicidal behavior are merited.

Reference

1. Sher L. Both high and low testosterone levels may play a role in suicidal behavior in adolescent, young, middle-age, and older men: a hypothesis. Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2016 Jun 7;30(2):/j/ijamh.2018.30.issue-2/ijamh-2016-0032/ijamh-2016-0032.xml. doi: 10.1515/ijamh-2016-0032.