TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Correlates of suicidality among patients with psychotic depression
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - Schaffer, Ayal
A1  - Flint, Alastair J.
A1  - Smith, Euan
A1  - Rothschild, Anthony J.
A1  - Mulsant, Benoit H.
A1  - Szanto, Katalin
A1  - Peasley-Miklus, Catherine
A1  - Heo, Moonseong
A1  - Papademetriou, Eros
A1  - Meyers, Barnett S.
SP  - 403
EP  - 414
VL  - 38
IS  - 4
N2  - The independent association of age and other factors with suicidality in patients with major depression with psychotic features was examined. Of the 183 study participants, 21% had a suicide attempt during the current episode. Male gender, Hispanic background, past suicide attempt, higher depression scores, and higher cognitive scores were each independently associated with greater intensity of current suicidality. Older age was independently associated with a lower risk of a lifetime suicide attempt. These findings reinforce the evidence that patients with psychotic depression are at high risk for suicide and underscore the importance of examining correlates of suicidality specific to patients with psychotic depression.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/suli.2008.38.4.403
ID  - ref1
ER  -