학술논문
Total serum cholesterol levels and suicide attempts in child and adolescent psychiatric inpatients
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Text
Source
European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 19 (7)
European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 19(7)
European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 19(7)
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Language
English
Abstract
Associations between cholesterol and suicidal behavior in adolescent patients have not been explored in depth. In this study, 66 patients consecutively admitted to a psychiatric inpatient unit following attempted suicide were compared with a control group of 54 patients with no history of suicide attempts. The age range of the sample was from 8 to 18 years old. Cholesterol levels were significantly lower in attempted suicide patients than in controls (p < 0.02), supporting the hypothesis that lower cholesterol levels might be associated with suicidal behavior in patients with similar acute phase of their disorder.