Low serum HDL-cholesterol levels are associated with long symptom duration in patients with major depressive disorder

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 279-283

  Lehto, Soili M ^a,b   Niskanen, Leo ^a   Tolmunen, Tommi ^a   Hintikka, Jukka ^a   Viinamäki, Heimo ^a   Heiskanen, Tuula ^a   Honkalampi, Kirsi ^a,b   Kokkonen, Marja ^a   Koivumaa Honkanen, Heli ^c,d  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Kuopio Psychiatric Center   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^d LAPLAND CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Depression; High density lipoprotein; Lipids; Major depressive disorder

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; BLOOD; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; TIME;

CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 77952569814     PISSN: 13231316     EISSN: 14401819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2010.02079.x     Document Type: Article

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