Neurological disorders are linked to elevated suicide rates

(University of Southern Denmark Faculty of Health Sciences) A newly published study in JAMA shows that people with neurological disorders have a 75% higher suicide rate than people with no neurological disorders. Still, suicide deaths are rare events. While the suicide rate for the general population is around 20 per 100,000, the rate for people with neurological disorders is around 40 per 100,000 person-years. The study is based on the data covering the entire population of Denmark and followed over 37 years.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news