@article{ref1,
title="CSF 5-HIAA, suicide intent and hopelessness in the prediction of early suicide in male high-risk suicide attempters",
journal="Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica",
year="2006",
author="Samuelsson, M. and Jokinen, Jussi and Nordström, Anna-Lena and Nordström, Peter",
volume="113",
number="1",
pages="44-47",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To study the predictive value of the Beck Suicide Intent Scale (SIS), the Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS) and of 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) in the cerebrospinal fluid for future early suicide in a group of high-risk male suicide attempters. METHOD: Fifteen consecutive male suicide attempters admitted to a psychiatric ward at the Karolinska Hospital, who were not receiving any treatment with antidepressants were diagnosed according to DSM-III, assessed with SIS and BHS and submitted to lumbar puncture. All patients were followed up for cause of death. RESULTS: Five early suicides (within 2 years) were identified. Mean cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) 5-HIAA differed between suicides and survivors. Low CSF 5-HIAA was identified in those who committed early suicide. Neither the Suicide Intent Score nor the Hopelessness Score distinguished suicides from survivors. CONCLUSION: In high suicide risk hospitalized male psychiatric patients CSF 5-HIAA may be a better predictor of early suicide after attempted suicide than SIS or BHS.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0001-690X",
doi="10.1111/j.1600-0447.2005.00639.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0447.2005.00639.x"
}