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Correlations between plasma-neuropeptides and temperament dimensions differ between suicidal patients and healthy controls

Westrin, Åsa LU ; Engström, Gunnar LU ; Ekman, R and Träskman Bendz, Lil LU (1998) In Journal of Affective Disorders 49(1). p.45-54
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Decreased plasma levels of plasma-neuropeptide Y (NPY) and plasma-corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH), and increased levels of plasma delta-sleep inducing peptide (DSIP) in suicide attempters with mood disorders have previously been observed. This study was performed in order to further understand the clinical relevance of these findings. METHODS: Examination of correlates between temperament dimensions (Karolinska Scales of Personality (KSP), the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire together with the IVE- impulsiveness scale (EPQI), and the Marke-Nyman Temperament (MNT)) and NPY, CRH and DSIP and serum-cortisol in the dexamethasone suppression test (DST) in 38 suicidal patients and matched controls. RESULTS: NPY correlated... (More)
BACKGROUND: Decreased plasma levels of plasma-neuropeptide Y (NPY) and plasma-corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH), and increased levels of plasma delta-sleep inducing peptide (DSIP) in suicide attempters with mood disorders have previously been observed. This study was performed in order to further understand the clinical relevance of these findings. METHODS: Examination of correlates between temperament dimensions (Karolinska Scales of Personality (KSP), the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire together with the IVE- impulsiveness scale (EPQI), and the Marke-Nyman Temperament (MNT)) and NPY, CRH and DSIP and serum-cortisol in the dexamethasone suppression test (DST) in 38 suicidal patients and matched controls. RESULTS: NPY correlated significantly and positively with psychasthenia, irritability, and stability and significantly and negatively with validity in patients, but significantly and negatively with muscular tension, psychasthenia, verbal aggression and irritability in controls. DSIP correlated significantly and positively with impulsiveness (EPQI) in controls. CRH correlated negatively with lie in controls. Cortisol correlated significantly and positively with validity, extraversion and verbal aggression and significantly and negatively with inhibition of aggression in controls. CONCLUSION: NPY may be related to stress tolerance. DSIP seems to be associated with impulsivity/antisocial traits. LIMITATIONS: Non-suicidal patients were not included in the examination. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: The state of depression or stress seems to influence the correlations studied. (Less)
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Suicide attempt, Affective disorders, Temperament, Neuropeptides, Dexamethasone suppression test, Cortisol
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Journal of Affective Disorders
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49
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45 - 54
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1573-2517
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10.1016/S0165-0327(97)00197-3
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English
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  author       = {{Westrin, Åsa and Engström, Gunnar and Ekman, R and Träskman Bendz, Lil}},
  issn         = {{1573-2517}},
  keywords     = {{Suicide attempt; Affective disorders; Temperament; Neuropeptides; Dexamethasone suppression test; Cortisol}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{1}},
  pages        = {{45--54}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Journal of Affective Disorders}},
  title        = {{Correlations between plasma-neuropeptides and temperament dimensions differ between suicidal patients and healthy controls}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0165-0327(97)00197-3}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/S0165-0327(97)00197-3}},
  volume       = {{49}},
  year         = {{1998}},
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