Cholesterol and the "Cycle of Violence" in attempted suicide

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 215, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 646-650

  Asellus, Peter ^a   Nordström, Peter ^a   Nordström, Anna Lena ^a   Jokinen, Jussi ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Childhood trauma; Cholesterol; Cycle of violence; Suicide; Suicide attempt; Violence

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CYCLE OF VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; VIOLENCE; ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; BLOOD; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; AGED; AGGRESSION; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; SWEDEN; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84900383701     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2014.01.009     Document Type: Article

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