Factors associated with lifetime suicide attempts in bipolar disorder: results from an Italian nationwide study
Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2021 Oct 15. doi: 10.1007/s00406-021-01343-y. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe purpose of the present study was to detect demographic and clinical factors associated with lifetime suicide attempts in Bipolar Disorder (BD). A total of 1673 bipolar patients from different psychiatric departments were compared according to the lifetime presence of suicide attempts on demographic/clinical variables. Owing to the large number of variables statistically related to the dependent variable (presence of suicide attempts) at the univariate analyses, preliminary multiple logistic regression analyses were realized. A final multivariable logistic regression was then performed, considering the presence of lifetime suicide attempts as the dependent variable and statistically significant demographic/clinical characteristics as independent variables. The final multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that an earlier age at first contact with psychiatric services (odds ratio [OR] = 0.97, p < 0.01), the presence of psychotic symptoms (OR = 1.56, p < 0.01) or hospitalizations (OR = 1.73, p < 0.01) in the last year, the attribution of symptoms to a psychiatric disorder (no versus yes: OR = 0.71, partly versus yes OR = 0.60, p < 0.01), and the administration of psychoeducation in the last year (OR = 1.49, p < 0.01) were all factors associated with lifetime suicide attempts in patients affected by BD. In addition, female patients resulted t...
Source: European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Massimiliano Buoli Bruno Mario Cesana Simone Bolognesi Andrea Fagiolini Umberto Albert Gabriele Di Salvo Giuseppe Maina Andrea de Bartolomeis Maurizio Pompili Claudia Palumbo Emi Bondi Luca Steardo Pasquale De Fazio Mario Amore Mario Altamura Antonello Be Source Type: research
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