@article{ref1,
title="Depression but not seizure factors or quality of life predicts suicidality in epilepsy",
journal="Epilepsy and behavior",
year="2012",
author="Hecimovic, H. and Santos, J. M. and Carter, J. and Attarian, H. P. and Fessler, A. J. and Vahle, V. and Gilliam, F.",
volume="24",
number="4",
pages="426-429",
abstract="The objective of this study was to determine prevalence and predictive risk factors of suicidality in a large sample of epilepsy outpatients. We prospectively examined 193 consecutive adult epilepsy outpatients for depression, including suicidal ideation. Demographic and epilepsy factors, medication toxicity and health-related quality of life were also evaluated. The prevalence of suicidal ideation within the past two weeks was 11.9%. Although medication toxicity, health-related quality of life and BDI scores were each associated with suicidal ideation in the bivariate analyses, only the BDI remained significant in the logistic regression analysis. About one-fourth of the subjects with suicidal ideation had no significant symptoms of depression. Recent thoughts of suicide are a common occurrence in the outpatient epilepsy clinic setting, but these are not predicted by gender, age, seizure factors, medication toxicity or self-perceived quality of life. Although depression is associated with suicidal ideation, about one-fourth of the suicidal subjects were euthymic or only mildly depressed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1525-5050",
doi="10.1016/j.yebeh.2012.05.005",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2012.05.005"
}