@article{ref1,
title="Total serum cholesterol levels and suicide attempts in child and adolescent psychiatric inpatients",
journal="European child and adolescent psychiatry",
year="2010",
author="Plana, Teresa and Gracia, R. and Méndez, I. and Pintor, L. and Lázaro, L. and Castro-Fornieles, J.",
volume="19",
number="7",
pages="615-619",
abstract="Associations between cholesterol and suicidal behavior in adolescent patients have not been explored in depth. In this study, 66 patients consecutively admitted to a psychiatric inpatient unit following attempted suicide were compared with a control group of 54 patients with no history of suicide attempts. The age range of the sample was from 8 to 18 years old. Cholesterol levels were significantly lower in attempted suicide patients than in controls (p < 0.02), supporting the hypothesis that lower cholesterol levels might be associated with suicidal behavior in patients with similar acute phase of their disorder.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1018-8827",
doi="10.1007/s00787-009-0084-x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00787-009-0084-x"
}