Suicidal behavior in bipolar and unipolar affective disorders: a meta-analysis

D Lester

doi:10.1016/0165-0327(93)90084-w

Suicidal behavior in bipolar and unipolar affective disorders: a meta-analysis

J Affect Disord. 1993 Feb;27(2):117-21. doi: 10.1016/0165-0327(93)90084-w.

Author

D Lester¹

Affiliation

¹ Center for the Study of Suicide, Blackwood, NJ 08012.

PMID: 8440807
DOI: 10.1016/0165-0327(93)90084-w

Abstract

A meta-analysis of studies of suicidal behavior in patients with bipolar and unipolar affective disorders found two possible trends: an excess of subsequent completed suicide in unipolar patients and an excess of subsequent attempted suicide in bipolar patients. Suggestions were made for future research.

Publication types

Meta-Analysis

MeSH terms

Bipolar Disorder / mortality
Bipolar Disorder / psychology*
Cause of Death
Cross-Sectional Studies
Depressive Disorder / mortality
Depressive Disorder / psychology*
Humans
Incidence
Risk Factors
Suicide / psychology*
Suicide / trends
Suicide, Attempted / psychology*
Suicide, Attempted / trends
United States / epidemiology