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Epidemiology of suicide in bipolar disorders: a systematic review of the literature
Author(s) -
Pompili Maurizio,
Gonda Xenia,
Serafini Gianluca,
Innamorati Marco,
Sher Leo,
Amore Mario,
Rihmer Zoltan,
Girardi Paolo
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
bipolar disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.285
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1399-5618
pISSN - 1398-5647
DOI - 10.1111/bdi.12087
Subject(s) - psycinfo , epidemiology , medline , psychiatry , bipolar disorder , medicine , systematic review , scopus , population , poison control , suicide prevention , injury prevention , medical emergency , mood , environmental health , political science , law
Objective Suicidal behavior is a major public health problem worldwide, and its prediction and prevention represent a challenge for everyone, including clinicians. The aim of the present paper is to provide a systematic review of the existing literature on the epidemiology of completed suicides in adult patients with bipolar disorder ( BD ). Methods We performed a Pubmed/Medline, Scopus, PsycLit, PsycInfo, and Cochrane database search to identify all relevant papers published between 1980 and 2011. A total of 34 articles meeting our inclusion criteria were included in the present review. Results Several prospective follow‐up contributions, many retrospective analyses, and a few psychological autopsy studies and review articles investigated the epidemiology of completed suicides in patients with BD . The main finding of the present review was that the risk for suicide among BD patients was up to 20–30 times greater than that for the general population. Conclusion Special attention should be given to the characteristics of suicides in patients with BD . Better insight and understanding of suicide and suicidal risk in this very disabling illness should ultimately help clinicians to adequately detect, and thus prevent, suicidal acts in patients with BD .