TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1982//
TI  - Neuroendocrine risk factors of suicidal behavior
JO  - American journal of psychiatry
A1  - Ostroff, R.
A1  - Giller, E. Jr
A1  - Bonese, K.
A1  - Ebersole, E.
A1  - Harkness, L.
A1  - Mason, Jacquelyn
SP  - 1323
EP  - 1325
VL  - 139
IS  - 10
N2  - 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> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0002-953X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -