CSF 5-HIAA and HVA concentrations in elderly depressed patients who attempted suicide.
Am J Psychiatry
; 147(9): 1225-7, 1990 Sep.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-1696794
CSF findings distinguished 12 elderly depressed patients who attempted suicide from nine depressed patients who did not and from seven normal control subjects. Psychosocial factors and measures of psychopathology did not differentiate suicidal from nonsuicidal patients. Biochemical factors may be important in evaluating suicide risk in the elderly.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Tentativa de Suicídio
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Transtorno Depressivo
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Ácido Homovanílico
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Ácido Hidroxi-Indolacético
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1990
Tipo de documento:
Article