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- The study investigates the link between low serum cholesterol levels and dissociative disorders.
- The research involved comparing blood lipid levels (like cholesterol and triglycerides) between 16 patients with dissociative disorders and 16 healthy individuals.
- Results showed that patients with dissociative disorders had significantly lower levels of various lipids, suggesting that low serum lipids might be connected to self-injury and borderline personality traits in these patients.
Article Abstract
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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| http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.161.11.2121 | DOI Listing |
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