Open AccessLong-term Assessment of Psychological Well-being in a Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial of Cholesterol Reduction With Pravastatin
Author(s) -
R. Stewart,
Katrina Sharples,
Fioorth,
David B Menkes,
Jenny Baker,
John Simes
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.160.20.3144
Subject(s) - pravastatin , placebo , medicine , anxiety , randomized controlled trial , adverse effect , confidence interval , population , odds ratio , depression (economics) , cholesterol , psychiatry , alternative medicine , environmental health , pathology , economics , macroeconomics
There is controversial evidence that a low serum cholesterol level is associated with an increased risk of depression, suicide, and violence. The aim of this study was to identify or exclude any small or infrequent adverse effect of long-term reduction of serum cholesterol with pravastatin sodium on psychological well-being.