Citation

Patra BN, Khandelwal SK, Chadda RK, Ramakrishnan L. Indian J. Psychol. Med. 2014; 36(2): 129-133.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Indian Psychiatric Society, South Zone, Publisher Medknow Publications)

DOI

10.4103/0253-7176.130968

PMID

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Lower levels of circulating lipid fractions and cholesterol are risk factors for impulsivity and depressive disorder. A lower level of serum cholesterol is also associated with patients presenting with history of self-harm.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 30 depressive patients and 30 healthy matched control subjects were recruited from the department of Psychiatry of a tertiary care hospital. We measured serum total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglyceride levels of both patient and control group.

RESULTS: The serum TC and LDL-cholesterol levels were found to be significantly lower in study group than that of control group.

CONCLUSION: Lower levels of serum cholesterol are associated with depressive disorder.

Language: en

Keywords

suicide; self-harm; depression; Body mass-index; serum cholesterol; serum lipid profiles