Correlates of suicidality among patients with psychotic depression

Ayal Schaffer; Alastair J. Flint; Eric Smith; Anthony J. Rothschild; Benoit H. Mulsant; Katalin Szanto; Catherine Peasley-Miklus; Moonseong Heo; Eros Papademetriou; Barnett S. Meyers

doi:10.1521/suli.2008.38.4.403

Correlates of suicidality among patients with psychotic depression

Ayal Schaffer, Alastair J. Flint, Eric Smith, Anthony J. Rothschild, Benoit H. Mulsant, Katalin Szanto, Catherine Peasley-Miklus, Moonseong Heo, Eros Papademetriou, Barnett S. Meyers

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	403-414
Number of pages	12
Journal	Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
Volume	38
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1521/suli.2008.38.4.403
State	Published - Aug 2008
Externally published	Yes

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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Psychiatry and Mental health

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