Citation

Garvey MJ, Underwood K. Neuropsychobiology 2000; 42(4): 169-171.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, Karger Publishers)

DOI

10.1159/000026688

PMID

11096330

Abstract

We hypothesized that levels of N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase (NAG) would differ between patients making serious versus nonserious suicide attempts. The levels of NAG from 11 patients hospitalized for serious suicide attempts were compared to 5 patients whose suicide attempts were not rated serious. There was a significant difference in the mean NAG levels of the serious suicide attempters and the nonserious attempters (23 versus 52; p = 0.01). NAG may be a marker for a biological variable that is associated with the seriousness of a suicide attempt.

Language: en

Keywords

Acetylglucosaminidase/*blood; Adult; Biomarkers; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Suicide, Attempted/*psychology