Alexithymia, suicidal ideation, and serum lipid levels among drug-naïve outpatients with obsessive-compulsive disorder

Objective: As obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a relatively common psychiatric disorder with a significant suicide risk, the individuation of potential biomarkers of suicidality, such as cholesterol levels, may enable recognition of at-risk subjects. Therefore, the aims of this study were to:...

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Main Authors: Domenico De Berardis, Nicola Serroni, Stefano Marini, Gabriella Rapini, Alessandro Carano, Alessandro Valchera, Felice Iasevoli, Monica Mazza, Maria Signorelli, Eugenio Aguglia, Giampaolo Perna, Giovanni Martinotti, Paola A. Varasano, Gabriella Lucidi Pressanti, Massimo Di Giannantonio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2014-05-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462014000200125&lng=en&tlng=en