Nileena Namboodiripad Kakkattu Mana, (2017) A Comparative study of the Characteristics of Suicidal Ideations and Attempts between patients with Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorders. Masters thesis, Stanley Medical College, Chennai.
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Abstract
Suicide in psychiatric illness is mostly seen in mood disorders followed by schizophrenia. Thirty patients with schizophrenia and thirty patients with bipolar affective disorder with suicidal ideation and/or suicidal attempts in the past one month were analyzed fort their sociodemographic and illness characteristics. All the patients had suicidal ideations and there were 16 suicide attempters. They were more illiterates with bipolar disorder (p=0.036). The younger bipolar patients tend to have higher scores for suicidal ideation and intent. The suicidal ideation increased with the level of education (p=0.027). All patients with schizophrenia had depression. In bipolar group there was one case of mania. All suicidal attempts were associated with severe suicidal ideation. The severity of suicidal ideation increased with the number of previous attempts (p=0.000). This study justifies the need for regular follow up and screening for suicidal ideations in both schizophrenia and bipolar disorders considering the aforementioned factors.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Additional Information: | Reg.No.201428053 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Suicidal ideation, Suicidal attempt, Schizophrenia, Bipolar disorders. |
| Subjects: | MEDICAL > Psychiatry |
| Depositing User: | Subramani R |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Jul 2020 10:11 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Jul 2020 10:11 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/12624 |
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