@article{ref1,
title="The dexamethasone suppression test and CSF-5-HIAA in relation to suicidality and depression in suicide attempters",
journal="European psychiatry",
year="2003",
author="Westrin, Asa and Niméus, Anders",
volume="18",
number="4",
pages="166-171",
abstract="This study tested suicidality in relation to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) and the dexamethasone suppression test. Patients with nonsuppression of cortisol had the highest scores of the Suicide Assessment Scale (SUAS) and the Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS), respectively (P < 0.05; P < 0.01). The results persisted when analysed for covariance with CSF-5-HIAA. We have previously noted an elevated suicide risk in suicide attempters with high SUAS-scores, why a large part of nonsuppressors may be at high risk for future suicide.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0924-9338",
doi="10.1016/s0924-9338(03)00044-0",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0924-9338(03)00044-0"
}