TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Correlates of suicide-related ideations and attempts in patients with acute and transient psychotic disorder
JO  - Clinical schizophrenia and related psychoses
A1  - Rajkumar, Ravi Philip
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - INTRODUCTION: Acute and transient psychotic disorder (ATPD) is a brief, self-limiting psychiatric disorder commonly seen in developing countries. This condition is associated with an elevated risk of suicide, but data on this association is lacking in developing countries. <br><br>METHODOLOGY: Consecutive out-patients with a diagnosis ATPD as per ICD-10 criteria (n=29) were recruited over a period of six months (February - July 2014) and retrospectively assessed for suicide-related ideations and attempts and their correlates both during and in between episodes of their illness. <br><br>RESULTS: A total of 16 patients (55.17%) experienced suicide-related ideations, which occurred during a psychotic episode in 14 patients. Six patients (20.69%) made suicide attempts. A later age of onset was significantly associated with suicidality (p = 0.04), as was a family history of depression or related ("spectrum") conditions (p < 0.01). A relationship with higher educational status, reported in an earlier study, was not replicated in our sample. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Suicide-related ideation and suicide attempts are common in ATPD, and may be linked to a later onset and a genetic loading for depression-related conditions.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1935-1232
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3371/CSRP.RA.070415
ID  - ref1
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