Citation

Pereira H. Indian J. Psychol. Med. 2017; 39(2): 109-113.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology and Education, Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Covilha, Portugal.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Indian Psychiatric Society, South Zone, Publisher Medknow Publications)

DOI

10.4103/0253-7176.203117

PMID

28515544

PMCID

PMC5385736

Abstract

AIM: The aim of this study was to describe systematically recent studies that show the importance of cholesterol in psychopathology.

METHODS: This study was a review. The following databases were searched for relevant published articles on human studies: MEDLINE, Web of Science, EBSCOhost Academic Search Complete, and Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection (papers from January 2012 to March 2016).

RESULTS: Eighteen recent papers were selected, and thematic dimensions showing correlations between cholesterol and behavioral and psychopathological variables were depression, suicide, personality, and aggression.

CONCLUSION: This paper demonstrates that recent research corroborates the idea that cholesterol plays an important role in governing behavior and psychopathology in humans. Deepening the studies in this field could be a promising avenue for future research, with implications for treating people with behavior or mental health problems.

Language: en

Keywords

Cholesterol; human behavior; psychopathology