Sociodemographic and clinical variables in suicidal and non-suicidal bipolar patients.
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2016
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Introduction: Most patients with bipolar disorder also exhibit suicidal behaviour. Early onset of illness
and male preponderance have been noted in Indian population. There was no recent literature with
regard to socio-demographic and clinical variables among suicidal behaviour in Indian population
except a few earlier ones. This study was undertaken to find out the relationship of socio-demographic
and clinical variables with suicidal behaviour in patients with bipolar disorder.
Method: 60 bipolar disorder patients in remission coming to the Central Institute of Psychiatry
diagnosed as per DSM IV-TR (American Psychiatric Association, 2000) criteria, 30 with suicidal
ideation and 30 without suicidal ideation were taken in the study. Their sociodemographic and clinical
data were collected.
Results: The mean age of onset of the illness in the suicidal group (19.10±5.27 years) was significantly
less than the mean age of onset of the illness in the non-suicidal group (23.33±7.56 years). Females
were found to have higher BSI scores (mean = 8.20±8.88) than males (mean = 3.40±2.01). Most of the
patients had a history of prior hospitalization and most of them had a manic episode as the most recent
episode. Females were found to have higher BSI scores (mean = 8.20±8.88) than males (mean =
3.40±2.01). Positive history of prior hospitalization (mean=4.29±4.30) was associated with lower BSI
scores as compared to higher scores of that without a positive history (mean=11.33±12.74).
Conclusions: Suicidal patients had earlier age of onset of illness than non suicidal patients. Females
were found to have higher suicidal ideation than males. Hospitalization can reduce the suicidal ideation
in patients.
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Bipolar disorder, suicidal behavior, hospitalization
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Rajashekharaiah Manjunath, Ghanate Alok N, Verma Pravin, Ram Daya. Sociodemographic and clinical variables in suicidal and non-suicidal bipolar patients. National Journal of Medical and Allied Sciences. 2016; 5(2): 45-49.