Timing of suicide in people with epilepsy: A population-based study from 18 states of the United States, 2003-2014.

ABSTRACT: Suicide timing varies across several psychiatric disorders, which may share common underlying pathophysiological mechanisms with epilepsy. We investigated suicide timing in people with epilepsy. Using cross-sectional, population-based U.S. National Violent Death Reporting System data from 2003 through 2014 in 18 States, we identified 1310 suicides with epilepsy and 102,582 suicides without epilepsy among those 10 years and older. We compared patterns of suicide mortality ratios between those with and without epilepsy by month of year, week of month, day of week, time of day, and overall by age, sex, and race/ethnicity. As the suicide patterns seen among persons without epilepsy, suicides in persons with epilepsy occurred significantly more often during the morning, afternoon, and evening h

SUBMITTER: Tian N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11780551 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature