@article{ref1,
title="The relationship between lifetime suicide attempts, serum lipid levels, and metabolic syndrome in patients with bipolar disorders",
journal="International journal of psychiatry in clinical practice",
year="2014",
author="Shakeri, Jalal and Farnia, Vahid and Valinia, Katayoun and Hashemian, Amir Hossein and Bajoghli, Hafez and Holsboer-Trachsler, Edith and Brand, Serge",
volume="19",
number="2",
pages="124-131",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: To assess the relationship between lifetime suicide attempts (SA), serum lipid values, and metabolic syndrome (MetS) in patients with bipolar disorders (BPD). <br><br>METHODS: Eighty patients with BPD took part in the study (M=40.60 years). After psychiatric diagnosis, demographic data, SA, and serum lipids were measured and MetS was calculated. <br><br>RESULTS: Seventy percent reported at least one SA. 52.5% suffered from MetS. Suicide attempters had higher cholesterol values. SAs were associated with a family history of suicide, current mood state, and lower educational level. SAs were unrelated to MetS. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: In patients with BPD, against expectations, the occurrence of SAs was associated with higher cholesterol values. Serum lipid values are not suitable as a biological trait marker to predict SAs.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1365-1501",
doi="10.3109/13651501.2014.988271",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/13651501.2014.988271"
}