title: Serum lipid levels in patients with dissociative disorder.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  There may be an association between a low serum cholesterol level and dissociative disorders.
  
  
  METHODS
  The subjects of the study were 16 patients with dissociative disorder and 16 normal comparison subjects (two men and 14 women in each group). Total cholesterol, triglyceride, high-density lipoprotein, low-density lipoprotein, and very low density lipoprotein levels were compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Patients with dissociative disorders had lower serum triglyceride, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein, and very low density lipoprotein levels than normal comparison subjects.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Low serum lipid concentrations may be related to a high incidence of self-injurious behaviors and borderline features in patients with dissociative disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Yüzüncü Yil University School of Medicine, Van 65200, Turkey. myagargun@kure.com.tr
authors.forename: Mehmet Yücel
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Agargun
authors.forename: Omer Akil
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Ozer
authors.forename: Hayrettin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kara
authors.forename: Ramazan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sekeroglu
authors.forename: Yavuz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Selvi
authors.forename: Buket
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Eryonucu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D015243:Cholesterol, VLDL / Q000097:blood; D015897:Comorbidity; D004213:Dissociative Disorders / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007009:Hypolipoproteinemias / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis; D015994:Incidence; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000453:epidemiology; D012701:Serotonin / Q000172:deficiency; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D015243:Cholesterol, VLDL; D008055:Lipids; D014280:Triglycerides; D012701:Serotonin; D002784:Cholesterol