%0 Journal Article
%T Excessive daytime sleepiness--as possible suicidal equivalent in people with depressive disorder
%J Lijecnicki Vjesnik
%D 2011
%A Koić, Elvira
%A Strkalj-Ivezić, Sladana
%A Venus, Miroslav
%A John, Nada
%V 133
%N 7-8
%P 263-268
%X This paper presents the case of a patient suffering from atypical depression, with excessive daytime sleepiness, which was a suicidal equivalent. Patients who suffer from depression and sleep disorders can have an increased risk of suicidality, and to them should pay increased attention. Field of suicide as a means of resolving conflicts and unconscious mental escape from the reality of the obstacles, including sleep and daytime sleepiness, which may represent a form of "temporary suicide". The authors recommend that hypersomnia, daytime sleepiness in depressed patients and other sleep disorders should be treated as a potential risk factor for suicidal behavior.<p /> <p>Language: hr</p>
%G hr
%I Zbor Lijecnika Hrvatske
%@ 0024-3477
%U http://dx.doi.org/