Open Access<p>Psychache and Suicidal History in Patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder</p>
Author(s) -
Mehmet Emin Demirkol,
Zeynep Namlı,
Özge Eriş Davul,
Mahmut Onur Karaytuğ,
Lut Tamam,
Hamdi Yılmaz
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
neuropsychiatric disease and treatment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2021
pISSN - 1176-6328
DOI - 10.2147/ndt.s237369
Subject(s) - medicine , suicidal ideation , psychiatry , marital status , psychological pain , obsessive compulsive , depression (economics) , clinical psychology , suicide attempt , suicide prevention , poison control , population , medical emergency , environmental health , economics , macroeconomics
Suicide is an important cause of death in patients diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) as well as other psychiatric disorders. Early determining of risk factors provides an opportunity for intervention. The mediating effect of psychological pain (also known as psychache) on suicide has been shown in various disorders but has not been investigated in patients with OCD. In this study, we aimed to show the relationship between psychological pain and other clinical variables and suicide in OCD patients.