CSF 5-HIAA and HVA concentrations in elderly depressed patients who attempted suicide.
case_control · Level III
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Abstract
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.
Medical subject headings
- Depressive Disorder
- Homovanillic Acid
- Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid
- Suicide, Attempted