Mendlovic S, Doron A, Eilat E
Shalvata Mental Health Center, Hod-Hasharon, Israel.
Med Hypotheses. 1997 Nov;49(5):445-6. doi: 10.1016/s0306-9877(97)90095-5.
It is suggested that patients with depression can exploit their immune system for suicide. This could be done passively by reducing the ability of the immune system to overcome factors threatening the integrity of the body, or actively by directing the immune system towards self constituents.