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Correlates of suicidality among patients with psychotic depression
- Source :
- Suicidelife-threatening behavior. 38(4)
- Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- The independent association of age and other factors with suicidality in patients with major depression with psychotic features was examined. Of the 183 study participants, 21% had a suicide attempt during the current episode. Male gender, Hispanic background, past suicide attempt, higher depression scores, and higher cognitive scores were each independently associated with greater intensity of current suicidality. Older age was independently associated with a lower risk of a lifetime suicide attempt. These findings reinforce the evidence that patients with psychotic depression are at high risk for suicide and underscore the importance of examining correlates of suicidality specific to patients with psychotic depression.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Affective Disorders, Psychotic
Male
Psychosis
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Poison control
Psychotic depression
Suicide, Attempted
Suicide prevention
Severity of Illness Index
Risk Factors
Injury prevention
medicine
Humans
Risk factor
Psychiatry
Geriatric Assessment
Depression (differential diagnoses)
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Depressive Disorder, Major
Suicide attempt
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Age Factors
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Psychiatry and Mental health
Clinical Psychology
Suicide
Female
Psychology
Cognition Disorders
Clinical psychology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 03630234
- Volume :
- 38
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Suicidelife-threatening behavior
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....39edcf52f842035bdf11c6e3aa04a033