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July 27, 2009
Research suggests spring peak in suicide rates may be particularly high among patients with history of mood disorders
MedWire (6/24, Cowen) reported that, according to a study published online June 16 in the Journal of Affective Disorders, "the seasonal spring peak in suicide rates is particularly high among patients with a history of mood disorders."
For the study, researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine "used the Danish Cause of Death Registry to identify all 37,987 individuals who died by suicide in the country between 1970 and 2001." In addition, they "used the Danish Psychiatric Central Register to assess any history of mood disorders among the suicide victims."
They found that "men and women with a history of hospitalization for mood disorders were 1.18 and 1.20 times, respectively, more likely to commit suicide in spring than at other times of the year, while the respective risks in men and women without such a history were 1.07 and 1.11."
Posted by admin at July 27, 2009 03:45 PM