TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Alexithymia, suicide risk and serum lipid levels among adult outpatients with panic disorder
JO  - Comprehensive psychiatry
A1  - De Berardis, Domenico
A1  - Campanella, Daniela
A1  - Serroni, Nicola
A1  - Moschetta, Francesco Saverio
A1  - Di Emidio, Fabiola
A1  - Conti, Chiara
A1  - Carano, Alessandro
A1  - Acciavatti, Tiziano
A1  - Di Iorio, Giuseppe
A1  - Martinotti, Giovanni
A1  - Siracusano, Alberto
A1  - di Giannantonio, Massimo
SP  - 517
EP  - 522
VL  - 54
IS  - 5
N2  - To elucidate the relationships between alexithymia, suicide ideation and serum lipid levels in drug-naïve adult outpatients with a DSM-IV diagnosis of Panic Disorder (PD), 72 patients were evaluated. Measures were the Panic Attack and Anticipatory Anxiety Scale, the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), the Scale of Suicide Ideation (SSI) and the Montgomery Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS). Alexithymic patients showed higher scores on all rating scales and altered serum lipid levels than non-alexithymics. In the hierarchical regression model, the presence of lower HDL-C and higher VLDL-C levels and Difficulty in Identifying Feelings dimension of TAS-20 were associated with higher suicide ideation. In conclusion, alexithymic individuals with PD may show a cholesterol dysregulation that may be linked to suicide ideation. The authors discuss study limitations and future research needs.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0010-440X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2012.12.013
ID  - ref1
ER  -