SERUM-CHOLESTEROL, TRIGLYCERIDE AND SUICIDE IN DEPRESSED-PATIENTS - RESULTS OF A CONTROLLED GROUP COMPARISON OF DEPRESSED-PATIENTS WHO COMMITTED VIOLENT SUICIDE WITH NONSUICIDAL DEPRESSIVES AND LOWER BACKPAIN PATIENTS

After a short review of the literature concerning a possible relations hip between lowered levels of serum cholesterol and suicidal behaviour , the results of a controlled group comparison of depressed inpatients who died by violent suicide (5 women, 6 men, ICD-9: 296.1, 300.4, 296 .3, DSM-III-R MD; age 34-57 yrs), with a group of non-suicidal depress ed patients and backpain patients without any psychiatric symptoms, of evenly matched age and sex, are reported. No significant differences were found between the groups with regard to the amount of serum chole sterol and serum triglyceride.