Suicide Risk Factors in Iranian Patients With Bipolar Disorder:A 21- Month Follow-Up From BDPF Study

Amir Shabani; Samaneh Teimurinejad; Sadaf Kokar; Masoud Ahmadzad; Behnam Shariati; Zohreh Mousavi Behbahan; Mohammad Reza Ghasemzadeh; Sahar Hasani; Mojgan Taban; Shahab Shirekhoda; Zahra Ghorbani; Somayeh Tat; Shabnam Nohesara; Seyed Vahid Shariat

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Suicide Risk Factors in Iranian Patients With Bipolar Disorder:A 21- Month Follow-Up From BDPF Study

Author(s):

Amir Shabani¹,

Samaneh Teimurinejad^2,*,

Sadaf Kokar²,

Masoud Ahmadzad²,

Behnam Shariati²,

Zohreh Mousavi Behbahan²,

Mohammad Reza Ghasemzadeh²,

Sahar Hasani²,

Mojgan Taban³,

Shahab Shirekhoda⁴,

Zahra Ghorbani⁴,

Somayeh Tat²,

Shabnam Nohesara⁵,

Seyed Vahid Shariat¹

1Mental Health Research Center, Bipolar Disorders Research Group, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2Tehran Psychiatric Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

3Mental Health Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

4* Tehran Psychiatric Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

5Tehran Psychiatry Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

IJ Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences:Vol. 7, issue 1; 16-23

Published online:Jun 30, 2013

Article type:Research Article

Received:May 06, 2012

Accepted:Mar 06, 2013

How to Cite:Amir ShabaniSamaneh TeimurinejadSadaf KokarMasoud AhmadzadBehnam ShariatiZohreh Mousavi BehbahanMohammad Reza GhasemzadehSahar HasaniMojgan TabanShahab ShirekhodaZahra GhorbaniSomayeh TatShabnam NohesaraSeyed Vahid Shariatet al.Suicide Risk Factors in Iranian Patients With Bipolar Disorder:A 21- Month Follow-Up From BDPF Study.Iran J Psychiatry Behav Sci.7(1):16-23.

Abstract

Objective: Bipolar disorder is strongly associated with suicidal ideations, attempts and commissions. Although several studies have been conducted on suicide risk factors in patients with bipolar disorder worldwide, a comprehensive study has not been reported from Iran.

Methods: Patients with bipolar disorder type I, hospitalized in Iran Hospital of Psychiatry since May 2008 to August 2011 were sequentially enrolled. Patients were evaluated using Demographic and Clinical Variables Questionnaire, the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV axis I disorders (SCID-I), Young-Mania Rating Scale (YMRS), and Hamilton Depressive Rating Scale-7 (HDRS-7). One hundred patients were followed for 2 to 42 months (mean: 20.6 ± 12.5 months).

Results: Only one patient attempted suicide during the follow-up period. 33% of the patients had history of previous suicide attempts. Female gender, divorce, and early age at onset of the disease were independently correlated with suicide attempt.

Conclusion: Suicide attempts rarely occur during systematic follow-up of patients with bipolar disorder type I. Larger samples and longer follow-ups are needed to confirm this finding.

Declaration of Interest: None.

Citation: Shabani A, Teimurinejad S, Kokar S, AhmadzadAsl M, Shariati B, Mousavi Behbahani Z, et al. Suicide risk factors in Iranian patients w

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