Neuropsychology Abstract of the Day: Suicidal Behavior and Semantic Dementia

Conclusions: Patients with SD are at special risk of committing suicide, particularly if they have depression and preserved insight. Possible mechanisms include an impaired sense of semantic competence with increased impulsivity.PMID: 23821774 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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