TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Suicidal ideation and suicidal behaviour in delusional disorder: a clinical overview
JO  - Psychiatry journal
A1  - González-Rodríguez, Alexandre
A1  - Molina-Andreu, Oriol
A1  - Navarro Odriozola, Víctor
A1  - Gastó Ferrer, Cristóbal
A1  - Penadés, Rafael
A1  - Catalán, Rosa
SP  - e834901
EP  - e834901
VL  - 2014
IS  - 
N2  - Background. Most of the existing studies suggest that suicide is one of the leading causes of premature death in patients with chronic psychotic disorders. However, very few studies have specifically investigated suicidal behaviour in patients with delusional disorder. Thus, our objective was to review the literature regarding the percentage of lifetime ideation and suicidal behaviour in delusional disorder in order to provide suggestions for clinical practice. <br><br>METHODS. MEDLINE and PsycINFO were searched from January 1980 to September 2012 using the following keywords: delusional disorder, paranoia, suicidal ideation, and suicidal behaviour. <br><br>RESULTS. A total of 10 studies were identified and included in the review. The percentage of suicidal behaviour in delusional disorder was established between 8 and 21%, which is similar to schizophrenia. Suicidal ideation and suicide attempts were more frequent in patients showing persecutory and somatic delusions in the reviewed studies. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS. To the best of our knowledge this is the first attempt to specifically review the suicide phenomenon in patients with delusional disorder. Interestingly, our results support the notion that percentages of both suicidal ideation and behaviour in delusional disorder are similar to patients with schizophrenia.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2314-4327
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/834901
ID  - ref1
ER  -