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Suicidal behaviour in bipolar disorder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

V. Nogueira ,
J. Valente ,
M.J. Soares ,
A.T. Pereira ,
B. Maia ,
M. Marques ,
A. Allen Gomes ,
A. Macedo  and
M.H. Azevedo
V. Nogueira
Affiliation:
Institute of Medical Psychology - Medicine Faculty of the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
J. Valente
Affiliation:
Institute of Medical Psychology - Medicine Faculty of the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
M.J. Soares
Affiliation:
Institute of Medical Psychology - Medicine Faculty of the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
A.T. Pereira
Affiliation:
Institute of Medical Psychology - Medicine Faculty of the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
B. Maia
Affiliation:
Institute of Medical Psychology - Medicine Faculty of the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
M. Marques
Affiliation:
Institute of Medical Psychology - Medicine Faculty of the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
A. Allen Gomes
Affiliation:
Department of Educational Sciences, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
A. Macedo
Affiliation:
Institute of Medical Psychology - Medicine Faculty of the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
M.H. Azevedo
Affiliation:
Institute of Medical Psychology - Medicine Faculty of the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

Abstract

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Introduction

Bipolar Disorder is a serious, common and disabling mental disorder which is associated to high morbidity and high suicide attempt rates.

Objectives

To identify clinical and social-demographic variables associated to suicidal behaviour in Bipolar Disorder.

Methods

The samples comprises 124 patients (62.1% females) diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder (ICD-10 diagnosis following DIGS/OPCRIT). The variables selected to the analysis were extracted from DIGS and OPCRIT.

Results

Suicidal behaviour occurs in 27.1% of the patients; the most used method was voluntary drug poisoning; it's more frequent in females, with males using more violent methods - remaining results still unavailable.

Conclusions

This study identifies several clinical and social-demographic variables that can help the clinician to delineate a suicidal profile among his Bipolar patients, hence improving his ability to develop an early intervention plan and suicide prevention strategies.

Type
P01-237
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 26 , Issue S2: Abstracts of the 19th European Congress of Psychiatry , March 2011 , pp. 238
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2011
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