title: Serum cholesterol concentrations in suicidal and non-suicidal male patients suffering from persistent delusional disorder.
abstract: Suicidal behavior is a major health risk in psychiatric disorders, especially in affective and psychotic disorders. The neurobiology of suicidal behavior is still unclear. Suicidality has been related to a reduced cholesterol levels. The aim of this study was to evaluate serum cholesterol concentrations in suicidal and non-suicidal men suffering from persistent delusional disorder and in healthy volunteers. Results showed that serum cholesterol concentrations were significantly lower in suicidal than in non-suicidal patients and healthy controls. Also, level of psychopathology (measured by Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale) is significantly marked in the group of suicidal patients, which indicates the importance of detecting some clinical symptoms in patients with persistent delusional disorder in order to prevent suicidal behavior.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Center Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia. darko.marcinko@zg.t-com.hr
authors.forename: Darko
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Marcinko
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marcinko
authors.forename: Mladen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Loncar
authors.forename: Miro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jakovljević
authors.forename: Veljko
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dordević
authors.forename: Rudolf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gregurek
authors.forename: Neven
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Henigsberg
authors.forename: Petra
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Folnegović Grosić
authors.forename: Vera
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Folnegović Smalc
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D003617:Dangerous Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012563:Schizophrenia, Paranoid / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol