TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Total serum cholesterol levels and suicide attempts in child and adolescent psychiatric inpatients
JO  - European child and adolescent psychiatry
A1  - Plana, Teresa
A1  - Gracia, R.
A1  - Méndez, I.
A1  - Pintor, L.
A1  - Lázaro, L.
A1  - Castro-Fornieles, J.
SP  - 615
EP  - 619
VL  - 19
IS  - 7
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1018-8827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00787-009-0084-x
ID  - ref1
ER  -