TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - The relationship between lifetime suicide attempts, serum lipid levels, and metabolic syndrome in patients with bipolar disorders
JO  - International journal of psychiatry in clinical practice
A1  - Shakeri, Jalal
A1  - Farnia, Vahid
A1  - Valinia, Katayoun
A1  - Hashemian, Amir Hossein
A1  - Bajoghli, Hafez
A1  - Holsboer-Trachsler, Edith
A1  - Brand, Serge
SP  - 124
EP  - 131
VL  - 19
IS  - 2
N2  - OBJECTIVES: To assess the relationship between lifetime suicide attempts (SA), serum lipid values, and metabolic syndrome (MetS) in patients with bipolar disorders (BPD). <br><br>METHODS: Eighty patients with BPD took part in the study (M=40.60 years). After psychiatric diagnosis, demographic data, SA, and serum lipids were measured and MetS was calculated. <br><br>RESULTS: Seventy percent reported at least one SA. 52.5% suffered from MetS. Suicide attempters had higher cholesterol values. SAs were associated with a family history of suicide, current mood state, and lower educational level. SAs were unrelated to MetS. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: In patients with BPD, against expectations, the occurrence of SAs was associated with higher cholesterol values. Serum lipid values are not suitable as a biological trait marker to predict SAs.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1365-1501
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/13651501.2014.988271
ID  - ref1
ER  -