Citation

Guenegou AL, Behar F, Abdallah F, Mobarak W, Veysseyre O, Ballanger E. NPG Neurologie - Psychiatrie - Geriatrie 2012; 12(72): 283-287.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012)

DOI

10.1016/j.npg.2012.07.009

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Assessment in clinical practice of suicide risk by calculating its prevalence and searching for vulnerabilities factors.

METHODS: This is a retrospective study on patients admitted over a period of 6. months in a geriatric unit for psychiatric disease. The mention of suicide risk in the psychiatric interview input was searched for, together with the presence of classically described vulnerability factors.

RESULTS: The prevalence of suicidal ideation on admission to our unit is of 8.2% (eight of 97 patients admitted). Our entire cohort is at risk for suicide, given the frequency of vulnerability factors.

CONCLUSION: Routine screening for suicidal ideation through interrogation is the most sensitive method of screening in our unit. More precise tools for the assessment of suicide risk should be developed. © 2012 Elsevier Masson SAS.

Language: fr

Keywords

Elderly; Suicide risk; Vulnerability factors for suicide