High Risk of Suicide in Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia.
Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen
; 34(4): 265-271, 2019 06.
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| ID: mdl-30558441
ABSTRACT
AIM:
The purpose of the study was to determine the prevalence of suicidal ideation and attempts in patients with behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD), evaluating possible risk factors for suicidality.METHODS:
Risk of suicide was assessed using the Scale for Suicide Ideation (SSI) in 35 patients with bvFTD and 25 controls.RESULTS:
According to SSI, 40% of patients with bvFTD had suicidal ideation in comparison to 8% of controls ( P = .009). Four patients with bvFTD have attempted suicide versus none control ( P = .006). Patients with bvFTD with suicide risk showed higher levels of anxiety, depression, stress, and hopelessness than patients without suicide risk ( P < .001). Patients who attempted suicide were younger and had a longer disease duration than those with only suicide ideation. Intriguingly, 40% of patients with parkinsonism presented high level of suicide ideation.CONCLUSIONS:
Our findings show that patients with bvFTD have a high risk of suicide. Additional studies in larger populations are needed to confirm our results.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Escalas de Graduação Psiquiátrica
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Demência Frontotemporal
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Ideação Suicida
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article