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Serum lipid levels in patients with dissociative disorder
Mehmet Yücel Agargun1, Omer Akil Ozer, Hayrettin Kara
1Department of Psychiatry, Yüzüncü Yil University School of Medicine, Van 65200, Turkey. myagargun@kure.com.tr
Objective:
There may be an association between a low serum cholesterol level and dissociative disorders.
Method:
The subjects of the study were 16 patients with dissociative disorder and 16 normal comparison subjects (two men and 14 women in each group). Total cholesterol, triglyceride, high-density lipoprotein, low-density lipoprotein, and very low density lipoprotein levels were compared.
Results:
Patients with dissociative disorders had lower serum triglyceride, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein, and very low density lipoprotein levels than normal comparison subjects.
Conclusions:
Low serum lipid concentrations may be related to a high incidence of self-injurious behaviors and borderline features in patients with dissociative disorders.
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