Low plasma cholesterol levels in suicidal males: A gender- and body mass index-matched case-control study of suicide attempters and nonattempters

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 901-905

  Diaz Sastre, Carmen ^a   Baca Garcia, Enrique ^b,c   Perez Rodriguez, Maria M ^d   Garcia Resa, Eloy ^d   Ceverino, Antonio ^a   Saiz Ruiz, Jeronimo ^d,e   Oquendo, Maria A ^c   de Leon, Jose ^f  

^a Centro de Salud Mental de Hortaleza   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO FUNDACIÓN JIMÉNEZ DÍAZ   (Spain)

^c Department of Medicine   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^f EASTERN STATE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggressiveness; Cholesterol; Impulsivity; Serotonin; Suicide

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHOLESTEROL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 34247645013     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2007.02.004     Document Type: Article

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