Low serum cholesterol and violent death.

Serum leptin and cholesterol values in violent and non-violent suicide attempters.

Earlier studies have linked lipid metabolism to suicide and impulsive-aggressive behaviors. We previously reported that suicide attempters had significantly lower leptin and cholesterol levels than controls. Since lower cholesterol levels have been related to violence alone, we decided to evaluate serum total cholesterol and leptin levels in violent and non-violent suicide attempters. In the pr...

Violent death, violent states, and American youth.

DRING the past two decades, more and more young Americans have been dying violent deaths. Although rates for every age group have been rapidly declining since the turn of the century, the death rates for those aged 15-24 have, since 1960, been on the rise. In these years the rate of youths involved in motor vehicle and other accidental deaths has been climbing while suicide and homicide rates h...

Investigating the Relationship between Low Serum Cholesterol and Suicide in Attempters with Depression

   Background & Objective:  It has been postulated that depressed individuals with low total cholesterol levels may be more likely to die prematurely from suicide. This study aimed to examine the association between low serum cholesterol and suicide in depressed attempters.  Materials & Methods:  In this cross-sectional study, 180 suicide attempters, who met the inclusion criteria and were w...

Low serum cholesterol and death due to accidents, violence, or suicide.

Are there differences in serum cholesterol and cortisol concentrations between violent and non-violent schizophrenic male suicide attempters?

Previous studies have shown an association between low concentration of serum cholesterol, as well as high concentration of serum cortisol, in suicide behavior. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether men after a violent suicide attempts have different serum cholesterol and cortisol concentrations than those who attempted suicide by non-violent methods. Venous blood samples were collected...