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Are there differences in serum cholesterol and cortisol concentrations between violent and non-violent schizophrenic male suicide attempters?
Coll Antropol. 2005 Jun; 29(1):153-7.CA

Abstract

Previous studies have shown an association between low concentration of serum cholesterol, as well as high concentration of serum cortisol, in suicide behavior. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether men after a violent suicide attempts have different serum cholesterol and cortisol concentrations than those who attempted suicide by non-violent methods. Venous blood samples were collected within 24 hours of admission, to study concentrations of serum cholesterol and cortisol. The sample consisted of 31 male subjects suffering from schizophrenia, admitted in a general hospital after suicide attempt, and was compared with 15 schizophrenic nonsuicidal male controls. Patients with a violent suicidal attempt were found to have significantly lower cholesterol levels and significantly higher cortisol level than patients with non-violent attempts and the control subjects. Our findings suggest that suicide attempts should not be considered a homogenous group. The hypothesis of an association of violent suicidal attempts and peripheral biological markers (cholesterol and cortisol) was supported by our findings.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Marcinko D
Department of Psychiatry, Clinical Hospital Center Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia. darko.marcinko@zg.htnet.hr
Martinac M
No affiliation info available
Karlović D
No affiliation info available
Filipcić I
No affiliation info available
Loncar C
No affiliation info available
Pivac N
No affiliation info available
Jakovljević M
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AdultCase-Control StudiesCholesterolHumansHydrocortisoneMaleRisk FactorsSchizophreniaSuicide, AttemptedViolence

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

16117315

Citation

Marcinko, Darko, et al. "Are There Differences in Serum Cholesterol and Cortisol Concentrations Between Violent and Non-violent Schizophrenic Male Suicide Attempters?" Collegium Antropologicum, vol. 29, no. 1, 2005, pp. 153-7.
Marcinko D, Martinac M, Karlović D, et al. Are there differences in serum cholesterol and cortisol concentrations between violent and non-violent schizophrenic male suicide attempters? Coll Antropol. 2005;29(1):153-7.
Marcinko, D., Martinac, M., Karlović, D., Filipcić, I., Loncar, C., Pivac, N., & Jakovljević, M. (2005). Are there differences in serum cholesterol and cortisol concentrations between violent and non-violent schizophrenic male suicide attempters? Collegium Antropologicum, 29(1), 153-7.
Marcinko D, et al. Are There Differences in Serum Cholesterol and Cortisol Concentrations Between Violent and Non-violent Schizophrenic Male Suicide Attempters. Coll Antropol. 2005;29(1):153-7. PubMed PMID: 16117315.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Are there differences in serum cholesterol and cortisol concentrations between violent and non-violent schizophrenic male suicide attempters? AU - Marcinko,Darko, AU - Martinac,Marko, AU - Karlović,Dalibor, AU - Filipcić,Igor, AU - Loncar,Caslav, AU - Pivac,Nela, AU - Jakovljević,Miro, PY - 2005/8/25/pubmed PY - 2005/9/15/medline PY - 2005/8/25/entrez SP - 153 EP - 7 JF - Collegium antropologicum JO - Coll Antropol VL - 29 IS - 1 N2 - Previous studies have shown an association between low concentration of serum cholesterol, as well as high concentration of serum cortisol, in suicide behavior. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether men after a violent suicide attempts have different serum cholesterol and cortisol concentrations than those who attempted suicide by non-violent methods. Venous blood samples were collected within 24 hours of admission, to study concentrations of serum cholesterol and cortisol. The sample consisted of 31 male subjects suffering from schizophrenia, admitted in a general hospital after suicide attempt, and was compared with 15 schizophrenic nonsuicidal male controls. Patients with a violent suicidal attempt were found to have significantly lower cholesterol levels and significantly higher cortisol level than patients with non-violent attempts and the control subjects. Our findings suggest that suicide attempts should not be considered a homogenous group. The hypothesis of an association of violent suicidal attempts and peripheral biological markers (cholesterol and cortisol) was supported by our findings. SN - 0350-6134 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/16117315/Are_there_differences_in_serum_cholesterol_and_cortisol_concentrations_between_violent_and_non_violent_schizophrenic_male_suicide_attempters DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -