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

• Autor(a) principal: Cerqueira,Ana Claudia de
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Outros Autores: Andrade,Patrícia Semionato, Godoy-Barreiros,José Maurício, Silva,Adriana Cardoso de Oliveira e, Nardi,Antonio Egídio
• Tipo de documento: Relatório
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0047-20852015000400303
• topic: Suicide; multiple sclerosis; depression

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.