Open AccessOccurrence and Recurrence of Attempted Suicide Among People With Epilepsy
Author(s) -
Dale C. Hesdorffer,
Lianna Ishihara,
David J. Webb,
Lakshmi Mynepalli,
N. W. Galwey,
W. Allen Hauser
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
jama psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.531
H-Index - 365
eISSN - 2168-6238
pISSN - 2168-622X
DOI - 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2015.2516
Subject(s) - epilepsy , medicine , psychiatry , pediatrics , retrospective cohort study , suicide attempt , cohort , population , poison control , injury prevention , emergency medicine , environmental health
People with epilepsy have a 5-fold increased risk of suicide. Less is known about attempted suicide and whether psychiatric disorders and antiepileptic drugs modify the risk of attempted suicide.
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