Is suicide risk a predictor of diagnosis conversion to bipolar disorder?

The prevalence of bipolar disorder range from 1% to 7.5% in epidemiological studies (Moreira et al., 2017; Jansen et al., 2011). The rate of suicide attempts and completed suicide is exceedingly high in bipolar disorder. A recent systematic review showed that the rate of suicide attempts spans 25% to 50%, and that 8% to 19% of patients with bipolar disorder will complete suicide (Latalova et al., 2014). In addition, the authors showed that the main risk factors for suicide include a younger age of onset of the illness, history of past suicidal behavior, family history of suicide acts, comorbid borderline personality disorder, substance use disorders, and hopelessness (Latalova et al., 2014).

Source: Psychiatry Research - August 13, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Taiane de Azevedo Cardoso, Tha íse Campos Mondin, Laura Barzoni, Luísa Toralles, Luciano Dias de Mattos Souza Source Type: research