@article{ref1,
title="A controlled study of serum lipid profiles in Indian patients with depressive episode",
journal="Indian journal of psychological medicine",
year="2014",
author="Patra, B.N. and Khandelwal, S.K. and Chadda, R.K. and Ramakrishnan, L.",
volume="36",
number="2",
pages="129-133",
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. <br><br>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. <br><br>RESULTS: The serum TC and LDL-cholesterol levels were found to be significantly lower in study group than that of control group. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Lower levels of serum cholesterol are associated with depressive disorder.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0253-7176",
doi="10.4103/0253-7176.130968",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.130968"
}