Oxytocin plasma levels in psychiatric patients with and without recent suicide attempt.
Easily available biomarkers for suicidality would be valuable for the identification of individuals at risk. Oxytocin has been shown to be associated with mental illness. We assessed basal oxytocin plasma levels of patients with (SA, n=41) and without (NSA, n=40) a 1-year history of attempted suicide. SA and NSA groups did not differ with respect to oxytocin levels. Plasma oxytocin may not be a biological suicide marker candidate.
Department of General and Social Psychiatry, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstr. 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria. eberhard.deisenhammer@i-med.ac.at
Eberhard A
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Deisenhammer
Susanne
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Hofer
Oliver
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Schwitzer
Michaela
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Defrancesco
Georg
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Kemmler
Ludwig
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Wildt
Hartmann
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Hinterhuber
D000275:Adjustment Disorders / Q000097:blood*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000097:blood*; D010121:Oxytocin / Q000097:blood*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D013406:Suicide, Attempted
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