Citation

Ağargün MY, Ozer OA, Kara H, Sekeroglu R, Selvi Y, Eryonucu B. Am. J. Psychiatry 2004; 161(11): 2121-2123.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, Yüzüncü Yil University School of Medicine, Van 65200, Turkey. myagargun@kure.com.tr

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, American Psychiatric Association)

DOI

10.1176/appi.ajp.161.11.2121

PMID

15514416

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: There may be an association between a low serum cholesterol level and dissociative disorders. METHOD: The subjects of the study were 16 patients with dissociative disorder and 16 normal comparison subjects (two men and 14 women in each group). Total cholesterol, triglyceride, high-density lipoprotein, low-density lipoprotein, and very low density lipoprotein levels were compared. RESULTS: Patients with dissociative disorders had lower serum triglyceride, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein, and very low density lipoprotein levels than normal comparison subjects. CONCLUSIONS: Low serum lipid concentrations may be related to a high incidence of self-injurious behaviors and borderline features in patients with dissociative disorders.

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