Citation

Wolfersdorf MG, Keller F, Maier V, Froscher W, Kaschka WP. Pharmacopsychiatry 1995; 28(3): 77-79.

Affiliation

Weissenau State Mental Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Germany.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, Georg Thieme Verlag)

DOI

10.1055/s-2007-979594

PMID

7568368

Abstract

There has been some discussion in the recent literature regarding the possible relationship between peripheral levels of folate and serotonin deficiency in the CNS. At the same time, such a serotonin deficiency has been implicated in the biology of suicidal behavior. Thus, decreased peripheral folate levels may be expected in patients who commit violent suicide. In this study, the red-cell and serum folate levels in nine persons who later committed suicide are compared with those in age- and sex-matched control groups. A one-way analysis of variance showed no significant difference between the groups.

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