Suicidal Ideation and Suicidal Behaviour in Delusional Disorder: A Clinical Overview
Joint Authors
Penadés, Rafael
Catalán, Rosa
Gasto, C.
González-Rodríguez, Alexandre
Molina-Andreu, Oriol
Navarro Odriozola, Víctor
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-01-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Most of the existing studies suggest that suicide is one of the leading causes of premature death in patients with chronic psychotic disorders.
However, very few studies have specifically investigated suicidal behaviour in patients with delusional disorder.
Thus, our objective was to review the literature regarding the percentage of lifetime ideation and suicidal behaviour in delusional disorder in order to provide suggestions for clinical practice.
Methods.
MEDLINE and PsycINFO were searched from January 1980 to September 2012 using the following keywords: delusional disorder, paranoia, suicidal ideation, and suicidal behaviour.
Results.
A total of 10 studies were identified and included in the review.
The percentage of suicidal behaviour in delusional disorder was established between 8 and 21%, which is similar to schizophrenia.
Suicidal ideation and suicide attempts were more frequent in patients showing persecutory and somatic delusions in the reviewed studies.
Conclusions.
To the best of our knowledge this is the first attempt to specifically review the suicide phenomenon in patients with delusional disorder.
Interestingly, our results support the notion that percentages of both suicidal ideation and behaviour in delusional disorder are similar to patients with schizophrenia.
American Psychological Association (APA)
González-Rodríguez, Alexandre& Molina-Andreu, Oriol& Navarro Odriozola, Víctor& Gasto, C.& Penadés, Rafael& Catalán, Rosa. 2014. Suicidal Ideation and Suicidal Behaviour in Delusional Disorder: A Clinical Overview. Psychiatry Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1047382
Modern Language Association (MLA)
González-Rodríguez, Alexandre…[et al.]. Suicidal Ideation and Suicidal Behaviour in Delusional Disorder: A Clinical Overview. Psychiatry Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1047382
American Medical Association (AMA)
González-Rodríguez, Alexandre& Molina-Andreu, Oriol& Navarro Odriozola, Víctor& Gasto, C.& Penadés, Rafael& Catalán, Rosa. Suicidal Ideation and Suicidal Behaviour in Delusional Disorder: A Clinical Overview. Psychiatry Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1047382
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1047382