TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1985//
TI  - The norepinephrine-to-epinephrine ratio in patients with a history of suicide attempts
JO  - American journal of psychiatry
A1  - Ostroff, R. B.
A1  - Giller, E.
A1  - Harkness, L.
A1  - Mason, J.
SP  - 224
EP  - 227
VL  - 142
IS  - 2
N2  - Norepinephrine and epinephrine were measured serially in 24-hour urine collections from 99 male psychiatric inpatients with mixed diagnoses. The group was blindly divided into those with a previous history of at least one suicide attempt (N = 38) and those without such a history (N = 61). The ratio of norepinephrine-to-epinephrine levels was significantly lower in the group with a history of suicide attempts. The authors discuss the possibility that a low norepinephrine-to-epinephrine ratio is a risk factor for suicidal behavior.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0002-953X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -