TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - High risk of suicide in behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia
JO  - American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias
A1  - Zucca, Milena
A1  - Rubino, Elisa
A1  - Vacca, Alessandro
A1  - Govone, Flora
A1  - Gai, Annalisa
A1  - De Martino, Paola
A1  - Boschi, Silvia
A1  - Gentile, Salvatore
A1  - Giordana, Maria Teresa
A1  - Rainero, Innocenzo
SP  - 265
EP  - 271
VL  - 34
IS  - 4
N2  - AIM:: The purpose of the study was to determine the prevalence of suicidal ideation and attempts in patients with behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD), evaluating possible risk factors for suicidality. <br><br>METHODS:: Risk of suicide was assessed using the Scale for Suicide Ideation (SSI) in 35 patients with bvFTD and 25 controls. <br><br>RESULTS:: According to SSI, 40% of patients with bvFTD had suicidal ideation in comparison to 8% of controls ( P =.009). Four patients with bvFTD have attempted suicide versus none control ( P =.006). Patients with bvFTD with suicide risk showed higher levels of anxiety, depression, stress, and hopelessness than patients without suicide risk ( P <.001). Patients who attempted suicide were younger and had a longer disease duration than those with only suicide ideation. Intriguingly, 40% of patients with parkinsonism presented high level of suicide ideation. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS:: Our findings show that patients with bvFTD have a high risk of suicide. Additional studies in larger populations are needed to confirm our results.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1533-3175
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1533317518817609
ID  - ref1
ER  -