Suicidal behavior among Turkish patients with Parkinson’s disease

Suicidal behavior among Turkish patients with Parkinson’s disease

OBJECTIVE To investigate the predictors of suicidal ideation and attempts among Turkish Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study comprised 120 patients with PD. Clinical findings were obtained by using the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale. Disease severity was measured by the Hoehn and Yahr staging scale, and the Schwab and England Activities of Daily Living ...

Evaluation of Depression, Anxiety and Suicidal Ideation Among Patients With ‎Chronic Kidney Disease Undergoing Hemodialysis

Background: Patients undergoing hemodialysis are susceptible to psychiatric symptoms due to considerable changes in their individual, social and occupational life; this fact can influence the course and prognosis of renal diseases. Objective: The aim of the present study is to evaluate the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation among patients with chronic kidney disease under...

Suicidal behavior among drug addicts.

Objective: to describe the profi le of drug addicts attended in a mental health service, the frequency of suicidal behavior among the participants and the associations between these two problems. Method: an exploratory, retrospective and descriptive study based on a quantitative approach, and data collected from medical records of patients with F10-F19 diagnoses according to the ICD-10 treated ...

Observations on suicidal behavior among American Indians.

Life Cycle and Suicidal Behavior among Women

It is nowadays accepted that, independently of methodological issues, women commit fewer suicides than men but make more frequent attempts. Yet, female suicidal risk varies greatly along the lifetime and is linked to the most significant moments in it. A wide analysis of the existing literature was performed to provide a narrative description on the evolution of female suicidal rates from child...