title: CSF 5-HIAA and the rorschach test in patients who have attempted suicide.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Psychiatry Section, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. eva.lundback@sll.se
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lundbäck
authors.forename: Kaj
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Forslund
authors.forename: Gunnar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rylander
authors.forename: Jussi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jokinen
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nordström
authors.forename: Anna-Lena
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Nordström
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Asberg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012392:Rorschach Test; D013129:Spinal Puncture; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid