TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Excessive daytime sleepiness--as possible suicidal equivalent in people with depressive disorder
JO  - Lijecnicki Vjesnik
A1  - Koić, Elvira
A1  - Strkalj-Ivezić, Sladana
A1  - Venus, Miroslav
A1  - John, Nada
SP  - 263
EP  - 268
VL  - 133
IS  - 7-8
N2  - 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>
LA  - hr
SN  - 0024-3477
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -