@article{ref1,
title="Serum lipid levels in patients with dissociative disorder",
journal="American journal of psychiatry",
year="2004",
author="Ağargün, Mehmed Yücel and Ozer, Omer Akil and Kara, Hayrettin and Sekeroglu, Ramazan and Selvi, Yavuz and Eryonucu, Buket",
volume="161",
number="11",
pages="2121-2123",
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.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0002-953X",
doi="10.1176/appi.ajp.161.11.2121",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.161.11.2121"
}