The association of low serum cholesterol with depression and suicidal behaviours: New hypotheses for the missing link

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 247-257

  Manfredini, R ^a   Caracciolo, S ^b   Salmi, R ^c   Boari, B ^a   Tomelli, A ^b   Gallerani, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^c S ANNA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cholesterol lowering drugs; Depression; Serum cholesterol; Suicidal behaviour; Suicide

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; CHOLESTEROL; COLESTYRAMINE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR; PHOSPHOLIPID; PLACEBO; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR; SIMVASTATIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANOREXIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT INDICATION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0034537550     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323000002800601     Document Type: Review

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