TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - A controlled study of serum lipid profiles in Indian patients with depressive episode
JO  - Indian journal of psychological medicine
A1  - Patra, B.N.
A1  - Khandelwal, S.K.
A1  - Chadda, R.K.
A1  - Ramakrishnan, L.
SP  - 129
EP  - 133
VL  - 36
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0253-7176
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.130968
ID  - ref1
ER  -