Risk factors for suicide in multiple sclerosis: a case-control study


Autoria(s): Cerqueira,Ana Claudia de; Andrade,Patrícia Semionato; Godoy-Barreiros,José Maurício; Silva,Adriana Cardoso de Oliveira e; Nardi,Antonio Egídio
Data(s)

01/12/2015

Resumo

ABSTRACT Objective To evaluated the prevalence and the suicide risk in a Brazilian sample of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and to identify potential factors associated with the risk of suicide. A study was performed with outpatient with MS. The risk of suicide and the presence of psychiatric disorders were assessed by version 5.0 of the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI). The sample of patients at risk for suicide was matched by sex and age to a control group of patients with MS. Results Eight point three percent of the patients had a past history of attempted suicide, and 8.3% had a current suicide risk, totaling 16.6%. The results of this study suggest that the risk factors associated with suicide in this population are depression, marital status single, widowed or divorced, and lower education level.

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http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0047-20852015000400303

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en

Publicador

Instituto de Psiquiatria da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Fonte

Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria v.64 n.4 2015

Palavras-Chave #Suicide #multiple sclerosis #depression
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journal article