TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - A risk-scoring scheme for suicide attempts among patients with bipolar disorder in a Thai patient cohort
JO  - Psychology research and behavior management
A1  - Ruengorn, Chidchanok
A1  - Sanichwankul, Kittipong
A1  - Niwatananun, Wirat
A1  - Mahatnirunkul, Suwat
A1  - Pumpaisalchai, Wanida
A1  - Patumanond, Jayanton
SP  - 37
EP  - 45
VL  - 5
IS  - online
N2  - BACKGROUND: In Thailand, risk factors associated with suicide attempts in bipolar disorder (BD) are rarely investigated, nor has a specific risk-scoring scheme to assist in the identification of BD patients at risk for attempting suicide been proposed. OBJECTIVE: To develop a simple risk-scoring scheme to identify patients with BD who may be at risk for attempting suicide. METHODS: Medical files of 489 patients diagnosed with BD at Suanprung Psychiatric Hospital between October 2006 and May 2009 were reviewed. Cases included BD patients hospitalized due to attempted suicide (n = 58), and seven controls were selected (per suicide case) among BD in- and out-patients who did not attempt suicide, with patients being visited the same day or within 1 week of case study (n = 431). Broad sociodemographic and clinical factors were gathered and analyzed using multivariate logistic regression, to obtain a set of risk factors. Scores for each indicator were weighted, assigned, and summed to create a total risk score, which was divided into low, moderate, and high-risk suicide attempt groups. RESULTS: Six statistically significant indicators associated with suicide attempts were included in the risk-scoring scheme: depression, psychotic symptom(s), number of previous suicide attempts, stressful life event(s), medication adherence, and BD treatment years. A total risk score (possible range -1.5 to 11.5) explained an 88.6% probability of suicide attempts based on the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis. Likelihood ratios of suicide attempts with low risk scores (below 2.5), moderate risk scores (2.5-8.0), and high risk scores (above 8.0) were 0.11 (95% CI 0.04-0.32), 1.72 (95% CI 1.41-2.10), and 19.0 (95% CI 6.17-58.16), respectively. CONCLUSION: The proposed risk-scoring scheme is BD-specific, comprising six key indicators for simple, routine assessment and classification of patients to three risk groups. Further validation is required before adopting this scheme in other clinical settings.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1179-1578
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S30878
ID  - ref1
ER  -