TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - CSF 5-HIAA and the Rorschach test in patients who have attempted suicide
JO  - Archives of suicide research
A1  - Lundbäck, E.
A1  - Forslund, Kaj
A1  - Rylander, G.
A1  - Jokinen, Jussi
A1  - Nordström, Peter
A1  - Nordström, Anna-Lena
A1  - Åsberg, Marie
SP  - 339
EP  - 345
VL  - 10
IS  - 4
N2  - Two independent measures, 5-HIAA and the Rorschach Suicide Constellation (S-CON), both related to suicide, were studied in an attempt to explore any relationship between the two. Lumbar puncture and the Rorschach were performed in standardized manner on 38 consecutive psychiatric inpatients, who had made a recent suicide attempt. Low CSF 5-HIAA was significantly related to the S-CON (rs = -.517, p = .033) and the Vista variable in the S-CON appeared to play an important role for the correlation. The results indicate that suicide attempters with low CSF 5-HIAA in this sample tended to experience more discomfort and pain during self-inspection. These results raise questions whether shame may be involved in the psychobiology of suicide.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1381-1118
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13811110600790942
ID  - ref1
ER  -