@article{ref1,
title="Neuroendocrine risk factors of suicidal behavior",
journal="American journal of psychiatry",
year="1982",
author="Ostroff, R. and Giller, E. Jr and Bonese, K. and Ebersole, E. and Harkness, L. and Mason, Jacquelyn",
volume="139",
number="10",
pages="1323-1325",
abstract="Three of 22 subjects in a study of neuroendocrine correlates of clinical change made serious suicide attempts, 2 of which were lethal. The suicidal subjects had significantly higher 24-hour urinary cortisol levels and significantly lower 24-hour urinary norepinephrine-to-epinephrine ratios than the nonsuicidal patients had. Although the cortisol finding confirms earlier reports, the norepinephrine-to-epinephrine ratio finding is new. The results support the concept that the clinical utility of neuroendocrine measures is enhanced by using a multihormonal profile.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0002-953X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}