Citation

Virkkunen M, De Jong J, Bartko J, Linnoila M. Arch. Gen. Psychiatry 1989; 46(7): 604-606.

Affiliation

Laboratory of Clinical Studies, DICBR, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Bethesda, MD 20892.

Erratum On

Arch Gen Psychiatry 1989 Oct;46(10):913

Copyright

(Copyright © 1989, American Medical Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2472123

Abstract

Psychobiological data on 58 violent offenders and impulsive fire setters were analyzed for associations with history of suicide attempts. Subjects with a history of suicide attempts serious enough to require an admission to a medical facility had significantly lower mean cerebrospinal fluid 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid and 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol concentrations than subjects who had not made such attempts. A linear discriminant function analysis based on psychobiological and behavioral variables correctly classified 79% of the subjects according to the suicide attempt history positive and negative outcomes.

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