@article{ref1,
title="Explained factors of suicide attempts in major depression",
journal="Journal of affective disorders",
year="2010",
author="Hantouche, E. and Angst, J. and Azorin, J. M.",
volume="127",
number="1-3",
pages="305-308",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to identify risk factors for suicide attempts including bipolarity. METHOD: The paper presents the most recent data on suicide attempts and depression with or without hypomanic features from three French &quot;Bipolact&quot;, studies including 2249 patients with recurrent or resistant depression. Hypomania and BP-II disorder were defined by a score of 10 or more on the Hypomania Checklist-20. Attempters and non-attempters were compared, and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed on all the significant variables obtained in univariate tests. RESULTS: Rates of suicide attempts and of a family history of suicide were higher in BP-II disorder. Suicide attempts were best explained by a family history of suicide and mood disorders, recurrence of depression, the &quot;irritable-risk-taking&quot; dimension of hypomania, substance abuse, and need of psychiatric treatment. LIMITATIONS: The study does not deal with DSM-IV BP-II disorder. CONCLUSION: Clinicians need to be familiarized with these risk factors.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0165-0327",
doi="10.1016/j.jad.2010.04.032",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2010.04.032"
}